But that wasn't so.

She told me the reason once--it was because she had such a temper that she was afraid she couldn't live peaceably with any man.

She HAD an awful temper--she used to have to go upstairs and bite pieces out of her bureau to keep it down by times.

But I told her that wasn't any reason for not marrying if she wanted to.

There's no reason why we should let the men have a monopoly of temper, is there, Mrs.Blythe, dearie ?" "I've a bit of temper myself," sighed Anne.
"It's well you have, dearie.