The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females...and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point