"What wicked ingratitude!" cried Mavis. "Oh, you naughty Jill!"
"Perhaps she's sorry I didn't let her drown," remarked Perigal.
"What!" cried Mavis.
"She may have wanted to commit suicide."
"Jill want to leave me?"
"She felt unworthy of you. I suppose she growls because she sees right through me."
"Don't be so fond of disparaging yourself. It was very brave of you to dive in as you did."
"I'm going to ask you to do something really brave."
"What's that?"
"Tackle eggs and bacon for lunch. It's all they've got."