'Oh, you'll soon stop being upset, sweetheart, it was only in fun, you know. Come, let's be going.'

'But wait, wait! The job, you know. I want to give you the job,' said my man.

'Well,' I said, 'I'm just as grateful as I can be, but really I don't want one.'

'But you can choose the very best one I can give you.'

'Thanks again, with all my heart; but I don't even want that one.'

'Henry, I'm ashamed of you. You haven't thanked the good gentleman properly. May I do it for you?'

'Indeed, you shall, dear, if you can do better. Let us see you try.'

She walked to my man and got up in his lap. Then she put her arm round his neck, and kissed him right on the mouth. The two old gentlemen shouted with laughter. I was so astonished and confused that I could not move a muscle.