But you must expect me to keep very close to you--" "The closer the better." She smiled charmingly.

"Have you tried on your costume ?" "I haven't even looked at it.

Who am I ?" "Caesar Borgia.

You are not much like him yourself, darling, but I thought he was not so very unlike modern American business, as a whole." Ruyler laughed.

"Why not Machiavelli?
But as no doubt it is black velvet, much puffed and slashed, I may hope it will be becoming to my nondescript fairness.