"Upon my word, I think you might."
"No, Mr. Cheesacre; certainly not. For all our sakes, I should decline. But if you were married--"
"You are always wanting to marry me, Mrs. Greenow."
"I do, I do. It is the only way in which there can be any friendship between us, and not for worlds would I lose that advantage for my husband,--let alone what I may feel for myself."
"Why didn't you take me yourself, Mrs. Greenow?"
"If you can't understand, it is not for me to say anything more, Mr. Cheesacre. If you value the warm affection of a virgin heart--"

"Upon my word, I think you might."
"No, Mr. Cheesacre; certainly not. But if you were married-"
"You are always wanting to marry me off, Mrs. Greenow."
"I am. It is the only way in which there can be any friendship between us. If you value the warm affection of a virgin heart-"
