"If I were talking to Tony, I would say that it is ripping!"
"Then say so to me. Say anything to me. Don't, for pity's sake, be shy of me, Virgie."
"I'll try not. But you must own that you are rather formidable, are you not?"
"You ought to be punished for saying so."
"There! You see, you are still a tyrant, disguise it how you may!"
"Virgie, there is just one thing I am dying to know. May I ask?"
"You may ask; but whether I shall tell you——"
"Well, it's just this. Did Rosenberg make love to you that day you went motoring with him?"
"No, certainly not! He has never made love to me."
"Honestly, my sweet, he does admire you?"