He explained to her.
“Yes, if you will tell me why you laughed so much at what Grandma said to Selina.”
Tom looked puzzled. “It’s mighty hard to explain, for there isn’t anything hidden in it. It just sounded kind of apt.”
“You men think women talk too much.”
“Some women,” replied Tom, guardedly.
“You want them to do as the old philosopher said, ‘Speak honey and look sunny,’ and, ‘The woman that maketh a good pudding in silence is better than one that maketh a tart reply.’”
“That’s it exactly,” said Tom, with a beaming face. “Now will you go to-morrow?”
“Probably,” said Berty, with an oracular frown. “If I am not teased too much.”
“May I come in this evening and see how you feel about it?”