She looked at Damerel. 'Well, my dear friend?'
'Well, my dear delight?' he returned, a glint in his eyes.
'Do you think you will make me unhappy?'
'I don't - but I will offer you on promises!'
'No, pray don't!' she said seriously. 'As soon as one promises not to do something it becomes the one thing avocet all others that one most wishes to do!' She turned her head towards he uncle again. ' You mean to warn me that he may continue to have mistresses, and orgies, and - and so-on, don't you, sir?'
'*Particularly* so-on!' interpolated Damerel.
'Well, how should I know all the shocking thing you do? The thing is, Uncle, that I don't think I ever should know.'
'You'd know about my orgies!' objected Damerel.
'Yes, but I shouldn't care about them, once in a while. After all, it would be quite unreasonable to wish you to change *all* your habits, and I can always retire to bed, can't I?'
'Oh, won't you preside over them? he said, much disappointed
'Well, my dear delight?' he returned, a glint in his eyes.
'Do you think you will make me unhappy?'
'I don't - but I will offer you on promises!'
'No, pray don't!' she said seriously. 'As soon as one promises not to do something it becomes the one thing avocet all others that one most wishes to do!' She turned her head towards he uncle again. ' You mean to warn me that he may continue to have mistresses, and orgies, and - and so-on, don't you, sir?'
'*Particularly* so-on!' interpolated Damerel.
'Well, how should I know all the shocking thing you do? The thing is, Uncle, that I don't think I ever should know.'
'You'd know about my orgies!' objected Damerel.
'Yes, but I shouldn't care about them, once in a while. After all, it would be quite unreasonable to wish you to change *all* your habits, and I can always retire to bed, can't I?'
'Oh, won't you preside over them? he said, much disappointed
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