Do you think they will be able to stop wars in the future ?" "I don't know," he confessed.

"I suppose international differences must be settled somehow or other.

Personally, I think a wrestling match, or something of that sort--" "Now you're making fun of me," she interrupted reproachfully.

"I see you don't want to talk about serious things.

Do you admire Miss Orford ?" she asked, indicating another musical comedy lady who was seated opposite, and who had shown occasional signs of a desire to join in the conversation.
Wingate took his cue from his questioner's tone and glance.
"A little too thin," he hazarded.
"Molly is almost painfully thin," his companion conceded, with apparent reluctance, "and I think she makes up far more than she need." "Bad for the complexion in time, I suppose," he observed.
"I don't know.