"Yes. She was wondering why you have never thought of marrying."
I closed my eyes for a second, and the piece of bread finally found the right channel.
"And what did you say to that?" I asked quietly.
She was disconcerted. "I? Oh, I think I said you didn't approve of marrying except for love, Mr. Smart."
"Um!" said I. "Love on both sides is the better way to put it."
"Am I to infer that you may have experienced a one-sided leaning toward matrimony?"
"So far as I know, I have been singularly unsupported, Mrs. Titus."
"You really ought to marry."
"Perhaps I may. Who knows?"
"Aline said you would make an excellent husband."