[The family seems perplexed.
John
She's got some sense left.
Lucy
But suppose he did ask you, dear?
Helen
Why, I'd simply refer the matter to John, of course. If John said, "Love him," I'd love him; if John said, "Don't love him," I'd turn it off like electric light.
[The family is becoming exasperated.
Lucy
[insinuating]