20/36 "I'm the one human being you can't compel by hook or crook to bow to your will. You regard me as unfinished business." Madam Bowker smiled grimly at this shrewd analysis. "I want to see you married and properly settled in life. I want to save you from becoming ridiculous and contemptible--an object of laughter and of pity." "You want to see me married to some man I dislike and should soon hate." "I want to see you married," retorted the old lady. |