Sylvia. I'm tolerably sure he can do that.

Daisy. [As if she were merely teasing.] A little bird has whispered to me that there's a very pretty blonde in Peking....

Sylvia. [Interrupting.] Probably peroxide.

Daisy. Not in this case. Who is not entirely indifferent to the Assistant Chinese Secretary at the British Legation.

Sylvia. Fancy!

Daisy. I suppose you haven't an idea who I'm talking about?

Sylvia. Not a ghost.

Daisy. Then why do you blush to the roots of your hair?

Sylvia. I was outraged at your suggestion that my hair was dyed.

Daisy. It's too bad of me to tease you, isn't it?