"Somehow, I can't listen to anything Carolina says lately without knowing that the bridge of my nose is going to ache before she turns me loose."
"She certainly is the most angelic creature!" said Noel.
Kate looked at him out of the tail of her eye.
"Do you like angels?"
"I do, indeed."
A pause.
"But I could never fall in love with one."
"Oh!" said Kate.
Noel cleared his throat once or twice, as if trying to say something. Finally he said:
"Kate, won't you be hurt if I say an indiscreet thing?"