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“The man laid down his book and tossed off his fifth drink of hooch. His wife looked up at him calmly and said:
“‘George, when you proposed to me you said you were not worthy to undo the latchets of my shoes.’
“George stared at her in amazement.
“‘Well, what of it?’ he snarled.
“‘Nothing,’ she answered, ‘only I will say for you that whatever else you were, you weren’t a liar.’”
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The life sentence—“I will.”
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