It's the very thing he would think of.

And he would start in to do it, too." "And then ?" "He'd wobble." "And back down ?" "Every time." "Is that to happen with all my--I mean would that happen to all his high resolutions ?" "Oh certainly--certainly.

It's the Rossmore of it." "Then this creature was fortunate to die! Suppose, for argument's sake, that I was a Rossmore, and--" "It can't be done." "Why ?" "Because it's not a supposable case.

To be a Rossmore at your age, you'd have to be a fool, and you're not a fool.

And you'd have to be a Wobbler, whereas anybody that is an expert in reading character can see at a glance that when you set your foot down once, it's there to stay; and earthquake can't wobble it." He added to himself, "That's enough to say to him, but it isn't half strong enough for the facts.