Mr. Korner looked at Mrs. Korner, and Mrs. Korner looked at Mr. Korner, and for a while there was silence. “Were you--were you really a little bit on,” faltered Mrs. Korner, “or only pretending?” “Really,” confessed Mr. Korner. “For the first time in my life. If you are content, for the last time also.” “I am sorry,” said Mrs. Korner, “I have been very silly. Please forgive me.” End of Project Gutenberg's Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies, by Jerome K. Jerome