William Le Queux
"Whatsoever a Man Soweth"
Chapter One.
Concerns a Proposal of Marriage.
“Then you really don’t intend to marry me, Wilfrid?”
“The honour of being your husband, Tibbie, I must respectfully decline,” I said.
“But I’d make you a very quiet, sociable wife, you know. I can ride to hounds, cook, sew clothes for old people, and drive a motor. What higher qualifications do you want?”
“Well—love, for instance.”