And because he thought it must be so very nice, he asked three girls one after the other, and said,
"Will you?"
And they looked at him, and replied,
"You're mad. No; I won't."
So the Junior Subaltern leaned his chin on his collar, that had thumb-marks all over it, and said,
"Why?"
Then the first, who was proper, answered,
"Because I'm married already."
And the second, who was sound, answered, "Because I'm your Aunt."
And the third, who was neither, cocked her nose, and answered,