But in order to put a stop to the practice of any unfair play on the part of my mother, which a marriage-article of this nature too manifestly opened a door to, and which indeed had never been thought of at all, but for my uncle _Toby Shandy_; --a clause was added in security of my father, which was this: --"That in case my mother hereafter should, at any time, put my father to the trouble and expence of a _London_ journey, upon false cries and tokens; ----that for every such instance, she should forfeit all the right and title which the covenant gave her to the next turn; ----but to no more, --and so on, _toties quoties_, in as effectual a manner, as if such a covenant betwixt them had not been made." 
But in order to put a stop to any unfair play on my mother's part, which a marriage-article of this nature opened a door to - and which indeed would not have been thought of, but for my uncle Toby Shandy - the following clause was added:
'That in case my mother should, at any time, put my father to the trouble and expense of a London journey, upon false cries and tokens; - for every such instance, she should forfeit all the rights which the covenant gave her on the next such occasion.'
