She smiled her strange smile again.
"Yes. I was always fond of him…. You see, he wants me more than anybody else ever did or ever will."
"I'm not so sure about that. But he always did get what he wanted."
"Oh, does he! How about Queenie?"
"Even Queenie. I suppose he wanted her at the time."
"He doesn't want her now. Poor Colin."
"You mustn't ask me to pity him."
"Ask you? He'd hate you to pity him. I'd hate you to pity me."
"I shouldn't dream of pitying you, any more than I should dream of criticising you."
"Oh, you may criticise as much as you like."