Gerardo. I cannot travel in the company of a woman.
Helen. That is incredible. And whom in the world should it concern?
Gerardo. My manager.
Helen. Your manager! What business is it of his?
Gerardo. It is precisely his business.
Helen. Is it perhaps because it might—affect your voice?
Gerardo. Yes.
Helen. That is preposterous. Does it affect your voice?
[Gerardo chuckles.]
Helen. Does your manager believe that nonsense?