I suppose any man could make love to your wife--" "But I have no wife," Sheldon interrupted.
"Then you ought to have.

The situation is outrageous.

You might at least marry her, as I am honourably willing to do." For the first time Sheldon's rising anger boiled over.
"You--" he began violently, then abruptly caught control of himself and went on soothingly, "you'd better take a drink and think it over.

That's my advice to you.

Of course, when you do get cool, after talking to me in this fashion you won't want to stay on any longer, so while you're getting that drink I'll call the boat's-crew and launch a boat.