"Undoubtedly—why should we?" he said, on fire with her charming readiness. "You are probably by this time ringed with legal pains and penalties, but they are all less than nothing."
"What could they do?"
"I believe they clap the male malefactor into prison——"
"I will go with you."
"I'm not sure if there are any married cells."
"And how long would they keep us there?"
"Till, in their opinion, I had purged my contempt, I believe."
"And how long would that be?"
"I've no idea. It probably depends on circumstances. Do you know that, until Lady Elspeth told me, I had rib idea that you had any money. It was rather a blow to me."
"I don't see why."