"That's right - laugh! Listen. You think you can play the fool with a man as much as you please - hold him off with a raised eyebrow when he becomes too pressing - keep him under control with a laugh - "
"Why, this is eloquence! The boy orator!"
"Oh, you may sneer, but you know in your heart you're afraid."
Sally stiffened. The smile faded from her lips. She froze. "Afraid? You flatter yourself."
"I may not be your match at fencing," said Bill, "but the bludgeon is quite as handy a weapon as the rapier."
"From the insight you have given me into your character, I should have thought your favorite weapon would have been the blackjack."
(from Doctor Sally, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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