"I'm afraid you and I might be accused of forming a mutual admiration society." "Well, what if we do?
isn't it the very best sort of a society for husband and wife to form?
Levis, am I to have no duties in this house?
none of the cares and labors that the mistress of an establishment is usually expected to assume ?" "You shall have no care of housekeeping that I can save you from," he said.

"I undertake that, with Christine as my head assistant; though you, of course, are mistress, with the right to give orders and directions whenever you will--to housekeeper, servants, children, even to your husband if you see fit," he concluded with a humorous look and smile.
"The idea of my ordering you whom I have promised to obey," she returned merrily.

"But I'm afraid you are going to spoil me.

Am I to have nothing to do ?" "You are to do exactly what you please," he said: "the care and training of our little one, aside from all the assistance to be had from servants, will furnish you with no small amount of employment." "But you will help me with that ?" "Certainly, love; I intend to be as good and faithful a father to her as I know how to be: but you are her mother, and will do a mother's part by her, I know.

Then, there are wifely duties which you would not wish to delegate to any one else." "No, never!" she cried.