"What are your intentions regarding the girl ?" He smiled.

"Quite honourable." "You mean marriage ?" "Oh, no," said he, emphatically.
"Then the other thing?
That's not honourable." "Of course not.

Certainly not the other thing.

I'm not a blackguard." "Then what on earth are you playing at ?" He sighed.

"I'm afraid you will never understand." "I'm afraid I won't," said I."By your own confession you are neither a lusty blackguard nor an honourable gentleman.