Appleby.
The first is that you're the right man in the right place.
Arthur.
Christina would never admit that. She has known for many years that she could manage Egypt far better than I do.
Christina.
I don't deny that for a minute. I think on the whole women are more level-headed than men. They're not swayed by emotion. They're more practical. They know that principle must often yield to expediency, and they can do the expedient without surrendering the principle.
Arthur.
You make my head whirl, Christina.
Appleby.
I had the opportunity of seeing a good many different sorts of people. I never heard a reasonable complaint against you. Some of them didn't like you personally, but they looked up to you, and they believed in you. I asked myself how you managed it.