Pray, under which category would you class marriage?
I suppose it comes under one or the other." "I cannot say I see the force of that.

Look at your own case, since you have introduced it." "Never mind my own case.

I mean with your ideas of one wife, and heavenly woman, and voting, and domestic joy, and all the rest of it.
Take the ideal creature you rave about--" "I never rave about anything." "Take the fascinating female you describe, and for the sake of argument imagine yourself very poor or very rich, since you would not enter wedlock in your present circumstances.

Suppose you married your object of 'courteous service and respectful adoration;' which should you say you would attain thereby, pleasure or happiness ?" "Pleasure is but the refreshment that cheers us in the pursuit of true happiness," I answered, hoping to evade the direct question by a sententious phrase.
"I will not let you off so easily.

You shall answer my question," he said.