"Good-bye," said Eve. "Thank you for being so hospitable and lavish. I'll try to find some cushions and muslin and stuff to brighten up this place."
"Your presence does that adequately," said Psmith, accompanying her to the door. "By the way, returning to the subject we were discussing last night, I forgot to mention, when asking you to marry me, that I can do card tricks."
"Really?"
"And also a passable imitation of a cat calling to her young. Has this any weight with you? Think! These things come in very handy in the long winter evenings."
(from Leave It To Psmith, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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