“Can I smoke a cigar?”

“Of course.”

“Should not you have something else round you?”

“This shawl is camel’s hair and very warm. How do you like Randolph?”

“A very decent chap. Is he in love with you?”

“Why is it that when a man admires a woman he fancies every other man is in love with her?”

“That’s not answering my question. Not that it is necessary. No man could grow up with you and not love you.”

“You are learning to pay compliments. You will be sending me candy and flowers next.”

“I’ll never send you candy, nor anything that’s not good for you.”

“Have you spent the last three days regretting that you proposed on Monday?”