Blenkinsop.
You can’t expect me to be so uncivil as to say no.
Mrs. Dot.
But I’m perfectly serious.
Blenkinsop.
Are you, by Jove? That alters the matter. In that case the answer is in the negative.
Mrs. Dot.
And is there the least chance of your falling in love with me?
Blenkinsop.
Not so long as I remain in full possession of my senses.