When you and Gabriel have half a dozen children, and your girls grow up to be married, you'll understand all about it.
I suppose you know about Mellish Whitloe and Laura Magot, don't you, dear ?" May shook her head negatively.
"Well, they are people who were wise early.

Just after they were married he said to her, 'Laura, I see that you are fond of this new dance which is coming in; you like to waltz.' 'Yes, I do,' said she.

'Well, I don't like it, and I don't want you to waltz.' She pouted and cried, and called him a tyrant.

He hummed Yankee Doodle.

'I _will_ waltz,' said she at length.