"You may be married to a man for years and know very little of him.

How can you know about this boy?
You will go back and forget all about him in a week." "I shall never forget him, mamma," said Alice, in a low tone, thinking of the numerous promises she had made to the same effect within the past few days.
"Fiddlesticks! How often have you said that?
A half-dozen times at least.

There's Norman and Ferdy Wickersham and--" "I have not forgotten them," said Alice, a little impressed by her mother's argument.
"Of course, you have not.

I don't think it's right, Alice, for you to be so--susceptible and shallow.

At least once every three months I have to go through this same thing.