"The fact is," Richard proceeded, half thoughtfully and half jocosely, "it is not quite in my way. I don't take to it. And I get too much of Mrs. Bayham Badger's first and second."

"The fact is," Richard proceeded, half thoughtfully and half laughingly, "it is not quite in my way. I don't take to it. And I get too much of Mrs. Bayham Badger's first and second husbands."
