Suppose the boot was on t'other foot: suppose you wanted us to do somethin' to please you, you'd expect us to do it, wouldn't you?
Anyhow, you know mighty well we WOULD do it.

Now we want you to do this to please us.
We've set our hearts on it." Mary-'Gusta was silent for a minute or more.

The partners watched her anxiously.

Then she asked an unusual question, one concerning her own financial status.
"Can I afford it ?" she asked.

"Have I money enough of my own ?" Zoeth looked troubled.