"You asked if I cared for one particular person," said Vanbrugh, gently.
"Yes. Do you?" He could hardly distinguish the words.
"I will tell you, if you will answer the same question."
"You answer first."
"Yes. That is the answer." His hand stole out towards hers.
"Yes—that is the other answer."
"Do two positives make a negative?" asked Vanbrugh, as their hands met.
"No—not in mathematics," laughed Dolly, a little awkwardly, and withdrawing her fingers from his. "Two negatives make a positive, sometimes."
"A positive 'no'?" asked Vanbrugh, incredulously.
"Sometimes."