Bertie's eyes widen in fright at the idea of confronted Aunt Agatha.
"Aunt Agatha is very set on her ideas. She is firm in the belief that she possesses a monopoly on sense, and no others may produce it for consumption. Thus, no amount of argument will convince her, unless there were some significant and unavoidable threat to her monopoly. Say, a letter from the Prime Minister might convince her, if he wrote to her with a 'What ho, Aunt Agatha.' --not that the Prime Minister would call her Aunt Agatha. She's not his aunt, a fact for which he is probably most grateful. 'What ho, Lady Worpleston. Lay off the nagging of your nephew Bertie. He's a good chap, a preux chevalier, and does not require a wife at this point in time. Sincerely, the Prime Minister.' That and that alone might convince her, but ought else would."
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"Aunt Agatha is very set on her ideas. She is firm in the belief that she possesses a monopoly on sense, and no others may produce it for consumption. Thus, no amount of argument will convince her, unless there were some significant and unavoidable threat to her monopoly. Say, a letter from the Prime Minister might convince her, if he wrote to her with a 'What ho, Aunt Agatha.' --not that the Prime Minister would call her Aunt Agatha. She's not his aunt, a fact for which he is probably most grateful. 'What ho, Lady Worpleston. Lay off the nagging of your nephew Bertie. He's a good chap, a preux chevalier, and does not require a wife at this point in time. Sincerely, the Prime Minister.' That and that alone might convince her, but ought else would."