Whatsoever a Man Soweth

Excerpt: 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.