He wants a fifteen thousand pound settlement."" Fifteen thousand! "" He says you're a great deal of trouble." She hesitated for one startled moment before choking back a laugh." I am."" I thought so." He leveled Drew a look. "If I pay you the fifteen thousand, do you swear to keep her?" Drew reared back his head. "Forever?"Her father scowled. "Forever.""Oh, I suppose." He gave a long-suffering sigh. "If I must." She bit the insides of her cheeks to keep from laughing outright. Deeanne Gist
About This Quote

This is a very humorous quote due to the fact that it's a play on words. It starts with a man wanting to get a divorce from his wife and pay her a large sum of money. The woman, having been informed that her husband wants to get a divorce, was surprised and relieved that he wanted to get a divorce. However, when the man attempts to pay the wife the fifteen thousand pounds she's been asking for, she's shocked and somewhat upset by his demand. The last line answers her husband's question about whether or not she'll keep their marriage together, even after they've been separated for some time.

Source: A Bride Most Begrudging

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