He goes through life like the ewe lamb of an over-indulgent mother and when he takes a fancy to a thing he can't conceive why everybody doesn't rush to give it him, whatever the cost or sacrifice....

If young Harry hadn't been here to keep her amused and on the move I wonder if Joan would have been a bit kinder to our friend G.P.?
She's been in a weird mood, as perverse as April.

I don't mind her treating me as if I was a doddering old gentleman so long as she keeps Gilbert off....

A charming, pretty, heart-turning thing.

I'd give something to know the real reason why that husband of hers lets her run loose this way.