`` That 's not the real reason , son . The world has a wife for every man ; if he has n't found her by the time he 's thirty-five , there 's some real reason for it . Well , I do n't want to pry into yours , but I hope it 's a sound one and not a mean , sneaking , selfish sort of reason . Perhaps you 'll choose a Madam Selwyn some day yet . In case you should I 'm going to give you a small bit of good advice . Your mother -- now , she 's a splendid woman , Selwyn , a splendid woman . She ca n't be matched as a housekeeper and she has improved my finances until I do n't know them when I meet them . She 's been a good wife and a good mother . If I were a young man I 'd court her and marry her over again , that I would . But , son , when you pick a wife pick one with a nice little commonplace nose , not a family nose . Never marry a woman with a family nose , son . '' A woman with a family nose came into the library at this juncture and beamed maternally upon them both . `` There 's a bite for you in the dining room . After you 've eaten it you must dress . Mind you brush your hair well down , Father . The green room is ready for you , Selwyn . Tomorrow I 'll have a good talk with you , but tonight I 'll be too busy to remember you 're around . How are we all going to get over to Wish-ton-wish ? Leo and Bertha are going in the pony carriage . It wo n't hold a third passenger .
You 'll have to squeeze in XXXXX Father and me in the buggy , Selwyn . ''
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