"But I can't."
"Oh yes, you can, if you try."
"But I can't try."
"Why not?"
"Can't you guess?"
"No."
"Well, then, I love another girl. As opposite to her as light is to darkness."
Mary blushed and looked down. "Complimentary to Julia," she said. "I pity her opposite, for Julia is a fine, high-minded girl."
"Ah, Mary, you are too clever for me; of course I mean the opposite in appearance."
"As ugly as she is pretty?"