Why not?
JANET
Frankly, mother, because he’s not interesting enough. Monty’s a very nice fellow and I like him very much, but I don’t want to pass the remainder of my life with him. If I’m to marry anybody—and I don’t think I shall—it will have to be a rather more remarkable person than Monty Bulstead.
MRS. DE MULLIN
Yet you did love him, Janet. You must have loved him... then.
JANET
Oh yes. Then. But that was ages ago, before Johnny was born. After that I didn’t care for anybody any more except Johnny.
MRS. DE MULLIN
But, Janet, you ought to marry him, for Johnny’s sake.