"Nonsense."
"Charm is the dragon's blood."
"But the leaf always falls somewhere."
"And the weak spot is vanity—which is no use to one at all."
"By the way, how is Michael, talking of charming men. Or, were we talking about them?"
"I suppose so."
"Margaret, I don't like Michael."
"Why not?"
"He is too complete."
"Do you usually tell women that you don't like their husbands?"