“You know I thought I was in love once before, Jane.”
“Yes?”
“We were going to be married and I had actually gone to the church. And I waited and waited and he didn’t come; and what do you think had happened?”
“What?”
“His mother had stolen his trousers.”
Jane Hubbard laughed heartily.
“It’s nothing to laugh at,” said Billie seriously “It was a tragedy. I had always thought him romantic, and when this happened the scales seemed to fall from my eyes. I saw that I had made a mistake.”
“And you broke off the engagement?”
“Of course!”
“I think you were hard on him. A man can’t help his mother stealing his trousers.”