You see that doesn't help us." He had identified Mr.Dale's interest with his own anxiety, and looked wistfully at the older man, who seemed sunk in thought and quite forgetful of his presence.

Mr.Denner put one hand to his lips and gave a little cough.

Then he said:-- "One would think there would be a rule about such things, some acknowledged method; a proverb, for instance; it would simplify matters very much." "True," said Mr.Dale.
"Yes," Mr.Denner added, "you would think in such a general thing as marriage there would be.

Complications like this must constantly arise.
What if Miss Deborah and Miss Ruth had another sister?
Just see how confused a man might be.

Yes, one would suppose the wisdom of experience would take the form of an axiom.