"It isn't. For the last time, will you marry me?"
"As I have answered that appeal a hundred times in the last six months, I cannot."
"Are there any conditions under which you could?"
"Two."
"What are they?"
"What is the use of talking about them? They cannot occur."
"Nevertheless tell me what they are. I've got everything I've ever gone after heretofore. I've got some of your father's perseverance."
"You called it obstinacy a while ago."
"Well, it's perseverance in me. What are your conditions?"
"The consent of two people."