William Le Queux 
Whatsoever a Man Soweth 

Excerpt: "Concerns a Proposal of Marriage. "Then you really don’t intend to marry me, Wilfrid?" "The honour of being your husband, Tibbie, I must respectfully decline, " I said. "But I’d make you a very quiet, sociable wife, you know. I can ride to hounds, cook, sew clothes for old people, and drive a motor. What higher qualifications do you want?" "Well-love, for instance.""