"As long as that is what you want to do, I don't see any reason to not do it," Theodore answered, thinking that she didn't seem to mind the role her mother was molding for her too much.
A half-smile crossing his lips, he added, "I know, Daphne. It's a shame I'll have to try. And pity the woman I will settle for, for she'll never live up to the standards you have set."