"Why, I intend, with your permission, to devote the remainder of my
existence to the task. Eh, I concede that space too brief for any
adequate discussion of the topic; but I will try to be concise and very
practical----"
She laughed. They were content. "Try, then----" Miss Ogle said.
She was able to get no farther in the sentence, for reasons which to
particularize would be indiscreet.