[amused]
I thought not! You'll see—he wouldn't take it if I'd let you give it to him. A fine man like that wants to make his own way, of course. Mighty few men like to have fun poked at 'em about livin' on their wife's money.
ETHEL
[despairingly]
Oh, I can't make you understand! A settlement isn't a gift.
PIKE
[as if humoring her]
How'd you happen to decide that just a hundred and fifty thousand pounds was what you wanted to give him?
ETHEL