"How long have you known Miss Dalrymple?" he inquired.
"A couple of weeks. Why?"
"Because you seem to have got an erroneous grasp of her personality. You appear to think she will accept your abrupt disappearance from her life as just one of those things, perhaps dropping a silent tear but taking no further steps. Have you considered the possibility of her calling on you and setting about you with her umbrella? She may not be my dream girl, but she is a fine upstanding woman, fully capable of beating the tar out of you before you could say, 'Hello there, good afternoon, lovely day, is it not?' It is a point to which I think you should give some attention."
(from Bachelors Anonymous, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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