"Usually."
"Well, I've always made a point of standing out."
"Eh!"
"I suppose it's vanity—call it that if you like—but I think too much of myself to be a party to a mere love affair, as you would call it."
Perigal glanced at her as if to see if she were speaking seriously. Then he was lost in thought for some minutes, during which he often looked in her direction.
"What are you thinking of?" she asked.
"That, to a decent chap, little Mavis would be something of a find, as women go."
"You don't think much of women, then?"
"What's it my pater's always saying?"
"I can tell you: Always learn the value of money and the worthlessness of most women."