"Certainly."
"Then, let me answer you, that Miss Marbury is as amply able to take care of herself, as—you are," replied Parkington, with a smile.
"Which is very little," she answered; "for I admit I am afraid of you. You have beautiful manners, Sir Edward."
"But not to be compared to yours," he replied, bowing.
"And you say everything as though you meant it."
"Which makes for sincerity."
"But you do not mean it—or very little of it."
"Which allows you to choose what you want, and to discard the rest."
"And you dress in especially good taste," she went on.
"Which speaks well for my tailor."