Shelmerdene: No.
The Voice: So abrupt!
Shelmerdene: I was thinking of your voice. I like it, but it’s bitter.
The Voice: I have drunk vinegar.
Shelmerdene: But I thought they called it gin-and-bitters in the navy!
The Voice: Have it your own way, Shelmerdene. But you have still told me nothing of yourself.
Shelmerdene: But what am I to tell you? What is the use of my telling you that I have been in love only once in my life? You will not believe me.... But it is true, you know. Though, of course, there was a time when I was inquisitive.
The Voice: And that has passed?
The Voice: But isn’t life very dull for you, then? What do you do?