\"Don’tmindmycrankiness，Ros。I’vegotsomuchonmymindthatI’dbemeantomyoldgrandmother，ifIhadone，Iguesslikely。
Don’tletmymeannesstroubleyou；itisn’tworthtrouble。\"
Ilaughed。\"George，\"Isaid，\"ifIeverdreamedofsuchathingasgettingmarriedmyself，youwouldscaremeoutofit。Yououghttobeahappyman，andactlikeone；insteadyouactasifyouwereabouttobejailed。\"
Hecaughthisbreathwithasortofgasp。Then，afterapauseandwithoutlookingup，heaskedslowly：
\"Jailed？Whatintheworldmadeyousaythat，Ros？\"