You 'll say you 'll come ? '' `` We have arranged to keep our Wedding-day -LRB- as far as that goes -RRB- at home , '' said John . `` We have made the promise to ourselves these six months . We think , you see , that home -- '' `` Bah ! what 's home ? '' cried Tackleton . `` Four walls and a ceiling ! -LRB- Why do n't you kill that Cricket ? I would ! I always do . I hate their noise . -RRB- There are four walls and a ceiling at my house . Come to me ! '' `` You kill your Crickets , eh ? '' said John . `` Scrunch 'em , sir , '' returned the other , setting his heel heavily on the floor . `` You 'll say you 'll come ? It 's as much your interest as mine , you know , that the women should persuade each other that they 're quiet and contented , and could n't be better off . I know their way . Whatever one woman says , another woman is determined to clinch always .
There 's that spirit of emulation among 'em , sir , that if your wife XXXXX to my wife , ` I 'm the happiest woman in the world , and mine 's the best husband in the world , and I dote on him , ' my wife will say the same to yours , or more , and half believe it . ''
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