"I think I was introduced to him once, somewhere or other."
"I believe he does go into society."
"Society condones a good deal."
"It is condonation incarnate."
She looked up at him, and blushed a little. "Perhaps it is as well?"
"For some of us?"
"Si loda l'uomo modesto."
"Don't you think modesty is advisable? One never knows how far to go."
"One should experiment, then; modesty is more original than natural nowadays."
"Originality is only a plagiarism from nature."