"Of course that was some time ago.

An engagement, Laura tells me, is 'a mere experiment' nowadays.

They 'experiment' till they feel quite sure--then notify their parents and get married in a week." "She is rushing it, I admit," Roger soothingly replied.

"But she has her mind set on Paris in June." "Paris in June," said Edith, "sums up in three words Laura's whole conception of marriage.

You really ought to talk to her, father.