Jenny Fleming merely looked exasperated. 'That young man,' she said, 'ought to be plucked out of his pride and impaled on a thornbush. He introduced me to someone as the Controller of the King's Beam, last time we met.' Which at least had the merit of making her daughter laugh, if a little wildly.
Jenny Fleming appeared very frustrated and annoyed, criticizing a young man who had introduced her to someone with an absurd title, the "Controller of the King's Beam." She felt that his pride was unreasonable and exaggerated, implying that he was overly conceited or self-important.
Her reaction caused her daughter to laugh, though her amusement was somewhat uncontrollable. The humorous incident highlighted the young man's bizarre introduction, which seemed to amuse or amuse at Jenny's expense, adding a light moment to the story.
