One hesitates about offering her the small change of compliments that generally went well at home.

If you try to say something smart, she looks at you as if she were amused, not at what you said, but at you.

There's an embarrassing difference between the things." "The remedy's simple.

Don't try to be smart." "You would find that easy," Edgar retorted.

"Now, in my opinion, Miss Grant is intellectual, which is more than anybody ever accused you of being, but I suspect you would make more progress with her than I could do.