“Nothing worse than a man who can’t take no for an answer. I wouldn’t have been as polite as you.” “You have a shorter fuse than I do,” Penelope said, her smile fading a bit. “And you have a husband to shelter you.” “I suppose there are some advantages of being married.” “And plenty of disadvantages.” Penelope downed the rest of her drink. “You should hear my cousins. From their talk you would think they were considering sprinkling arsenic in their husbands’ coffee.”
