"He grinned in my face, sir, as he made the remark, and my blood begun to boil.
"I've got enough to make me look tired,' I said. 'Lemon hasn't had a decent night's rest for months.'
"'You don't say so! But why not, why not?' asked Devlin, pitching into the ham and eggs.
"'You can answer that better than I can,' I said, jumping from the table; 'You; yes, you!'
"'Fanny!' cried Lemon.
"'I don't care,' I said, feeling reckless; I think it must have been because I was sure you'd come to my help, sir. 'I don't care. Things aren't as they should be, and it stands to reason they can't go on like this much longer.'
"'O,' said Devlin, helping hisself to the last rasher. 'It stands to reason, does it?'
"'Yes, it does,' I answered. 'I'm Lemon's wife, and if he can't take care of hisself it's my duty to do it for him.'
"'Can't you take care of yourself?' asked Devlin of my poor husband. 'That's sad, very sad!'
"'I can, I can,' cried Lemon. 'Fanny don't know what she's talking about.'