A. C. Benson Quote

"I must consider," said Monica with a smile, "but one can't do these things offhand—that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW. Why not go and stay with Aunt Anne? She would like to see you, I know, and I have always thought it rather lazy of you not to go there—she is rather a remarkable woman, and it's a pretty country. Have you ever been there?"


Chapter II, Restlessness. - Watersprings (1902)


I must consider, said Monica with a smile, but one can't do these things offhand—that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW....

I must consider, said Monica with a smile, but one can't do these things offhand—that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW....

I must consider, said Monica with a smile, but one can't do these things offhand—that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW....

I must consider, said Monica with a smile, but one can't do these things offhand—that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW....