He hissed, "when you keep up that chattering?"

At that, I insisted on being set down

And returning to London by train,

And I vowed fifty times on my way back to town

That I never would see him again.

Next week he appeared and implored me to wed,

With a fondly adoring humility.

"The car stands between us," I rigidly said.

"I've sold it!" he cried with agility.

His temples were sunken, enfeebled his frame,