My--er--disinclination is probably more soundly based than yours, since it is built upon a wider view of life.

But I, too, want certain things which marriage might bring.

I want a home.

Not too homey a home, in the strictly domestic sense (Aunt Caroline is strictly domestic) but a--a congenial home.

I want the advice and help of a clever woman together with the sense of permanence and security which, in our imperfect state of civilization, is made possible only by marriage.