Just long enough to get married and comply with the terms.
Then, I daresay, you could resume your Christian doctrine once more, after a few weeks, I'd say, and the case is won." "I pay Lady Deppingham the compliment by saying that it would be most difficult for me to become a Christian again," said Browne smoothly, bowing to the flushed Englishwoman.
"How very sweet of you," she said, with a grimace which made Drusilla shiver with annoyance.
"You don't need to live together, of course," floundered Saunders, getting rather beyond his depth.
"Well, that's a concession on your part," said Mrs.Browne, a flash in her eye.
"I never heard of such an asinine proposition," sputtered Deppingham.
Saunders went completely under at that.
"On the other hand," he hastened to remark, "I'm sure it would be quite legal if you did live to----" "Stop him, for heaven's sake," screamed Lady Agnes, bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
"Stop him?
Why ?" demanded her husband, suddenly seeing what he regarded as a rare joke.

"Let's hear him out.

By Jove, there's more to it than I thought.

Go on, Saunders." "Of course, if you are going to be nasty about it--" began Saunders in a huff.
"I can't see anything nasty about it," said Browne.

"I'll admit that our wife and our husband may decide to be stubborn and unreasonable, but it sounds rather attractive to me." "Robert!" from his wife.
"He's only joking, Mrs.Browne," explained Deppingham magnanimously.
"Now, let me understand you, Saunders.