"It's wonderful how men manage things," she thought.

"It's wonderful being a man.

Everything is so simple for men." "Well, don't worry a minute longer.

It's all as easy as--as possible," observed the great man serenely when she had finished.

"From what you tell me it looks as if it were a pretty good investment to begin with, and there are plenty of people around looking for ways to invest money.
I'm looking for ways myself, when it comes to that," he proclaimed, with a paternal smile as he sank back on the luxurious leather cushions of his chair.
"You are so good," she responded gratefully, "so good"; and she was speaking sincerely.
With his casual gaze, which seemed to turn inward, fixed on the ceiling above her head, he invited her confidence by a few perfectly chosen expressions of comprehension and sympathy.