You're taking a wickedly unfair advantage of me. I only thought I was doing what was expected of me.
What I expected of you?
Not you alone, Fran. There's a tradition about this sort of thing. I thought civilized people knew where an innocent flirtation stops. For a civilized woman who's been married as long as you have, you're making a great deal of a small matter.
It's not a small matter to me. I offer you my most abject apology.
If I might offer you one small word of advice, give up starting things you're not prepared to finish. It's quite evident they only lead you out of your depth.
You think I'm not equal to your impudence? Look at the exhibition you're making of yourself.
I? Any modern schoolgirl could compete with this situation. You've got the most childish misconception of yourself. You think you're a woman of the world, and you're nothing of the sort.
