George Stanley (Mimi's father) would only allow the couple to sit in the back room of the family home in Newcastle Road when he or his wife were in the front room, and before it grew too late he would burst into the back room and loudly order Smith home. The courtship lasted almost seven years, but Smith grew tired of waiting, so after delivering milk to the hospital one morning he gave her an ultimatum that she must marry him, "or nothing at all!"
George Stanley (Mimi's father) would only permit the couple to sit in the back room of their Newcastle Road home when he or his wife were in the front room. Before it became too late, George would enter the back room and loudly instruct Smith to leave. The courtship lasted nearly seven years but Smith grew impatient, so one morning after delivering milk to the hospital, he presented an ultimatum: "marry me or nothing at all!"