His wife made no complaint and replied matter-of-factly that she would see to what he had asked her to do.

"But you have already so much meat on hand," replied his wife.

Asked later whether it had been love at first sight, his wife replied: "Certainly not."

"Oh, you know old people," my wife replies as she clambers back into bed.

"You would have done better to believe me," replied the wife.

"She's not like that all the time," his wife replied.

"It should," his wife replied, a serious tone in her voice.

"Because they want to know what it is as soon as possible," his wife replied.

"There have been other things and will be more," his wife replied.

"Well, 'love' might be a little strong," his wife replied with a laugh.