Dance Me to the End of Love

'No,' said the Doctor, in a sorrowful tone. ¡¡¡¡'No, of course not,' retorted the Old Soldier. 'Take your Dictionary, for example. What a useful work a Dictionary is! What a necessary work! The meanings of words! Without Doctor Johnson, or somebody of that sort, we might have been at this present moment calling an Italian-iron, a bedstead. But we can't expect a Dictionary - especially when it's making - to interest Annie, can we?' ¡¡¡¡The Doctor shook his head. ¡¡¡¡'And that's why I so much approve,' said Mrs. Markleham, tapping him on the shoulder with her shut-up fan, 'of your thoughtfulness. It shows that you don't expect,
as many elderly people do expect, old heads on young shoulders. You have studied Annie's character, and you understand it. That's what I find so charming!' ¡¡¡¡Even the calm and patient face of Doctor Strong expressed some little sense of pain, I thought, under the infliction of these compliments. ¡¡¡¡'Therefore, my dear Doctor,' said the Old Soldier, giving him several affectionate taps, 'you may command me, at all times and seasons. Now, do understand that I