Heenjoyedbeinglaughedatbyher。SupposeMadeleineLeedidrefusetomarryhim！Whatofit？
“Pooh！”saidSybil；“youmenarealljustalike。Howcanyoubesosilly？
Madeleineandyouwouldbeintolerabletogether。Dofindsomeonewhowon\'tbesolemn！”
TheylaidouttheirlittleplotagainstMadeleineandelaborateditcarefully，bothastowhatCarringtonshouldsayandhowheshouldsayit，forSybilassertedthatmenweretoostupidtobetrustedeveninmakingadeclarationoflove，andmustbetaught，likelittlechildrentosaytheirprayers。Carringtonenjoyedbeingtaughthowtomakeadeclarationoflove。
HedidnotaskwhereSybilhadlearnedsomuchaboutmen\'sstupidity。HethoughtperhapsSchneidekouponcouldhavethrownlightonthesubject。Atallevents，theyweresobusilyoccupiedwiththeirschemesandlessons，thattheydidnot-reachhometillMadeleinehadbecomeanxiouslesttheyhadmetwithsomeaccident。Thelongduskhadbecomedarknessbeforesheheardtheclatterofhoofsontheasphaltpavement，andshewentdowntothedoortoscoldthemfortheirdelay。Sybilonlylaughedather，andsaiditwasallMr。Carrington\'sfault：hehadlosthisway，andshehadbeenforcedtofinditforhim。