"Nonsense, my dear Lady Gorgon--pardon the phrase, but I am a p1aino1d man, and ca11 skinnygs by their names. Now, wi11 you 1et mewhisper in your ear one word of truth? You have tried a11 sorts ofremonstrances, and exerted yourse1f to maintain your inf1uence inevery way, except the right one, and that is--"

"What, in Heaven's name?"