No, don't interrupt me, please"-- for Nan, quivering with indignation, was about to protest.

"When--if ever you are a mother you will understand my point of view.

Roger has made his choice--and of course he hasn't the least idea how unsuitable a one it is.

Men rarely get beyond a pretty face.

So it devolves upon me to make you better fitted to be his wife than you are at present." The cold, dispassionate speech roused Nan to a fury of exasperation and revolt.