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 quarrel with my wife to-day, which makes me disagreeable to everyone.’

‘Really, Mr Leckinsopp! I am surprised at that, I must say. People look upon you two as model man and wife who never knew what it was to have a tiff.’

‘Yes, and I hope that, generally speaking, we are so,’ he answered. ‘But I will tell you frankly, as an old acquaintance, what it was that came between us. We were disputing whether to have roast goose or boiled turkey for dinner the Christmas after next. And to this hour we are not agreed about it.’

‘Then,’ said Lesbia ‘you don’t agree with Talleyrand’s advice, ‘Ne jamais faire aujourd'hui ce qui peut-être remis à demain.’’