So I up and spoke, very boldly, like the proud young porter, and told him I would not; and when he asked why not, I said that I preferred taking a friend of my own,--a young friend, I said, and I then named you or my cousin, Lady Jane. 
So I told him I would not; and when he asked why not, I said that I preferred to take a young friend of my own - and I named you or my cousin, Lady Jane."
