"The fault is entirely mine, the apologies must be mine, Mr. Paxton. I have kept your wife so besieged by my talk that she has had no chance to escape."
"No matter at all, I assure you," said Jerry.
Christiansen made hasty adieux.
"You must believe that I intended to come, Jerry. You see I am dressed for it."
"It was a trifle embarrassing when everybody asked for you."
"I am so sorry."
"You may not be interested in my work, or my friends, but, as my wife, you certainly must show them some respect," he stormed.
"I hope I have shown them every respect," she began.
"Not at all. You've run away every time a sitter has appeared in this studio, and now you have deliberately insulted Miss Morton."
"Oh, Jerry, that's not fair. It was an accident."