Wife
.
Pray, madam, if it's all the same to you
Perhaps the rest would like a word or two.
Prioress
.
I fear you ask too little, for I know
That you have answered "yes" five times or so!
Wife
.
A spiteful thing! Perhaps if you'd had one,
He might have taught you how to curb your tongue.
(There is a weak cry from the bookcase.)