You fancied I should want a house in London ?' 'I hardy thought anything about it.' 'But it would ease your mind if I said that I would far rather live in a cottage, as quietly and simply as possible ?' 'What does ease my mind--or rather, what makes me very happy, is that you don't refuse to think of giving me your companionship.' Alma flushed a little.
'I haven't promised.

After all my thinking about it, it came to this--that I couldn't make up my mind till I had talked over everything with you.

If I marry, I must know what my life is going to be.

And it puzzles me that you could dream of making anyone your wife before you had asked her all sorts of questions.' In his great contentment, Harvey laughed.
'Admirable, theoretically! But how is a man to begin asking questions?
How many would he ask before he got sent about his business ?' 'That's the very way of putting his chance to the test!' said Alma brightly.

'If he _is_ sent about his business, how much better for him than to marry on a misunderstanding.' 'I agree with you perfectly.