"Do you, Mr. Donne? Perhaps you will wonder more when I tell you I am very fond of him."
"I should say you are not serious in the assertion. Can't fancy a lady fond of that brute--'tis so ugly--a mere carter's dog. Pray hang him."
"Hang what I am fond of!"
"And purchase in his stead some sweetly pooty pug or poodle--something appropriate to the fair sex. Ladies generally like lap-dogs."
"Perhaps I am an exception."

"Do you, Mr. Donne? I am very fond of him."
"You cannot be serious. A lady fond of that ugly brute - a mere carter's dog! Pray hang him."
"Hang him!"
"And purchase instead some pug or poodle. Ladies generally like lap-dogs."
"Perhaps I am an exception."
