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`` That was no nice language for a lady , but it put the brakes on Wilbur 's osculatory aspirations so quick that he stopped with a jolt . He canceled the date and we went up into the box and stood in the receiving line for wine agents . `` Wilbur knew that he had to stand hitched or I would n't let him go to the Twenty-three Club dinner tonight . He has been training for the event for the last two weeks , and he says that he will be able to outdistance the bunch before 4 a.m. , and you know that 's going some . `` It 's a pity they would n't let us women in on their feed deals . They go out and fill up on beefsteak while we have to stick around and drown our sorrows in a cheese sandwich . And goodness knows that while they are nourishing they do n't give you any new ideas .