An Ideal Husband

it is always nice to be expected, and not to arrive

Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.

most nonchalant manner.] My dear Sir Robert, you are a man of the world, and you have your price, I suppose. Everybody has nowadays. The drawback is that most people are so dreadfully expensive. I know I am. I hope you will be more reasonable in your terms.