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.

suffer any regret

stake all one's life on a single moment,

to yield to such a temptatio

passes his hand across his forehead

subtle and refined

Pacing up and down

beg your pardon,

But there is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage. A marriage in which there is love, but on one side only; faith, but on one side only; devotion, but on one side only, and in which of the two hearts one is sure to be broken