`IamthankfultosayIhaven’t。’
`ThenIdon’tthinkyouareinapositiontogiveanopinion。
Ihavebeenthatman,anditmakesallthedifferenceintheworld,ifonehasanymanlinessorchivalryinhim。Ihadnottheremotestidea-
livingapartfromwomenasIhavedoneforsomanyyears-thatmerelytakingawomantochurchandputtingaringuponherfingercouldbyanypossibilityinvolveoneinsuchadaily,continuoustragedyasthatnowsharedbyherandme!’
`Well,Icouldadmitsomeexcuseforlettingherleaveyou,providedshekepttoherself。Buttogoattendedbyacavalier-thatmakesadifference。’