\'Iwasthinking，sir（youwillexcusetheidea;itwasinvoluntary），IwasthinkingofHerculesandSamsonwiththeircharmers—\'
\'Youwere，youlittleelfish—\'
\'Hush，sir！Youdon\'ttalkverywiselyjustnow;anymorethanthosegentlemenactedverywisely。However，hadtheybeenmarried，theywouldnodoubtbytheirseverityashusbandshavemadeupfortheirsoftnessassuitors;andsowillyou，Ifear。Iwonderhowyouwillanswermeayearhence，shouldIaskafavouritdoesnotsuityourconvenienceorpleasuretogrant。\'
\'Askmesomethingnow，Janet—theleastthing:Idesiretobeentreated—\'
\'IndeedIwillsir;Ihavemypetitionallready。\'