She's dashing, and as near being a devil as any woman I ever met.
Do you know why we broke?
I'll tell you.

Plainly, because I refused to believe that one of her men had insulted her.

You understand what that means.

I declined to be a chief party in a scandal." "Declined to fight the fellow ?" interposed Algernon.

"More shame to you!" "I think you're a year younger than I am, Algy.