"Maestro," Alleyn said, "I am very ignorant in these matters, but I imagine that the relationship between pedagogue and pupil is, or at least can be, very close, very intimate."
"My dear Mr. Alleyn, if you are suggesting - "
"Which I am not. Not for a moment. There can be close relationships that have no romantic overtones."
"Of course. And allow me to say that with a pupil it would be in the highest degree a mistake to allow oneself to become involved in such an attachment. And apart from all that," he added with feeling, "when the lady has the temperament of a wildcat and the appetite of a hyena, it would be sheer lunacy."
(from Photo Finish, by Dame Ngaio Marsh)
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