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Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:55:38 -0500
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I am hopeful that many of you will know the exact famous exchange I  
am looking for may be found, or just know it off-hand.  I have read  
it many times and am drawing a blank as to the particulars.  In fact  
there is a whole story about them I have read many times.

It had to do with a very unhappily married couple.  Please do not  
admonish me for completely butchering this incident, but hopefully  
enough of what I present below will ring enough bells for some one to  
correct me.

This couple were driving along in a carriage one day, and as usual in  
their normal "harumph" attitudes.  At one point, it goes something  
like this: (I know this is all wrong, which is why I ask to be  
corrected.)

Scene.  The man gets so angry he starts driving into a lake.

Her:		Sir, you are driving this carriage into a lake.

Him:	Yes I am.  And I would sooner drive into the Gates Hell.

Her:		Drive on!

Later in the story, she dies and he erects a tombstone with one last  
blast at her for all eternity.

I know I am messing this whole thing up, but hopefully someone can  
direct me to the proper source.  I can't even think of their names.

Craig 

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