What a Woman Lady Needs to Know

Is this man trustworthy in money matters; is he likely to try to play the lover; is he likely to let his women be troublesome?  Is he, above all, likely to babble about my affairs?

--Ford Madox Ford, The Good Soldier 33 (Vintage Paperback)'

I hate to think what my life would be like if I ever tried to stop my women from being troublesome.