"If so—"
"But I never thought of it before;—and then, if he,—if he—"
"If he what, my dear?"
"If he were to change his mind?"
"Ah, yes;—there it is. It isn't as though you could be married in three months' time."
"Oh, mamma! I shouldn't like that at all."
"Or even in six."
"Oh, no."
"Of course he is very young."
"Yes, mamma."