To fasten on, a moment! Marriage, though—

That made the difference, I hope."

"All right!

I never married; wish I had—and then

Unwish it: people kill their wives, sometimes!

I hate my mistress, but I'm murder-free.

In your case, where's the grievance? You came last,

The earlier bird picked up the worm. Suppose

You, in the glory of your twenty-one,

Had happened to precede myself! 'tis odds