Alfred Dinks is a fool, my dear, but Fanny Newt is not; and Fanny Newt is not the girl to marry a fool, except for reasons.

You may trust Fanny, Nancy.

You may depend there was some foolish something with Hope Wayne, on the part of Alfred, and Fanny has cut the knot she was not sure of untying.

Pooh! pooh! When you are as old as I am you won't be distressed over these things.

Fanny Newt is fully weaned.