I don't suppose I could have helped you, though." "No; not then." "Madge," he said, earnestly, "won't you promise me one thing?
If you ever should have trouble of any kind again, won't you let me help you, or at least try to ?" "I'll see how you behave," she said, laughing.

"Besides, it's not women's place to make trouble for men.

The idea! Our mission is to soothe and console you superior beings." "Women do make a power of trouble for men.

Mother Eve began wrong, and--" "And Adam laid all his misdeeds on her weak shoulders." "The upshot of all this talk is, I suppose, that your shoulders are so strong, and your spirit so high, that you can at least take care of your own troubles." "I hope so," she again laughed, "and be ready also to give you a lift.
When you successful men do get a tumble in life, you are the most helpless of mortals." "Well, well, well, to think that I am talking to little Madge, who could not say good-by to me without fainting away!" "Good-by meant more to me than to you.

You were going away to new and pleasant activity.