Campbell: "No, thank you; I would rather have it with the rest of the bores. They'll be sure to come."
Mrs. Somers, resuming her seat on the sofa: "You are implacable. And I thought you said you were generous."
Campbell: "No; merely magnanimous. I can't forget your cruel frankness; but I know you can, and I ask you to do it." He throws himself back in his chair with a sigh. "And who knows? Perhaps you were right."
Mrs. Somers: "About what?"
Campbell: "My being a bore."
Mrs. Somers: "I should think you would know."
Campbell: "No; that's the difficulty. Nobody would be a bore if he knew it."
Mrs. Somers: "Oh, some would, I think."
Campbell: "Do you mean me?"
Mrs. Somers: "Well, no, then. I don't believe you would be a bore, if you knew it. Is that enough? or do you expect me to say something more?"