—Proverb.
August Twenty-fifth
“No man is a romantic hero to a widow.”
August Twenty-sixth
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it—sometimes three.
—Alex. Dumas.
August Twenty-seventh
“And how long have you been a widow?”
“Oh, the year was up yesterday; but indeed you must give me at least a month to get ready.”
When he got outside again, he murmured, “Now I know what old Weller meant.”