He found himself on the sofa beside her, his arm about her.
"What I really want," she confessed with a happy sigh, "is a good strong man to take care of me."
"We'll go through the rest of the encyclopedia together, dearest," said Mr. Pottle.
IV: Mr. Pottle and the One Man Dog
"Ambrose! Ambrose dear!" The new Mrs. Pottle put down the book she was reading—Volume Dec to Erd of the encyclopedia.
"Yes, Blossom dear." Mr. Pottle's tone was fraught with the tender solicitude of the recently wed. He looked up from his book—Volume Ode to Pay of the encyclopedia.
"Ambrose, we must get a dog!"
"A dog, darling?"