"Dear Mamma, do be reasonable. You say you would find Dorine too much trouble ... and, after all, there are three of us...."
"Yes, three of you. Well?"
"And the rest of the family?"
"What about them?"
"They wouldn't approve."
"It's none of their business to approve or disapprove."
"And my husband...."
"Well?"
"My husband ... no, really, it wouldn't do."
"Yes, I see you don't want to come.... You're all selfish alike...."