"Jack!"
"Of all the saints going he is certainly the most popular. It is pleasant to ignore the Commandments and enjoy the full liberty of a debauched conscience. But there are attendant evils. It costs money and wears out the constitution."
"I should have thought that you had never felt the latter evil."
"The money goes first, no doubt. This, however, must surely be clear. A man should make up his mind and not shilly-shally between the two."
"I should have thought you had made up your mind very absolutely."
"I thought so, too, Adelaide, till I knew Lady George Germain. I'll tell you what I feel about her now. If I could have any hope that he would die I would put myself into some reformatory to fit myself to be her second husband."
"Good heavens!"
"That is one idea that I have. Another is to cut his throat, and take my chance with the widow. She is simply the only woman I ever saw that I have liked all round."
"You come and tell me this, knowing what I think of her."
"Why shouldn't I tell you? You don't want me to make love to you?"