But did you come quite resolved to quarrel?
_I_ want to be pleasant." And Claudia raised her eyes with a reproachful glance.
"In anger or otherwise, you are always delightful," said Eugene politely.
"I accept that as a diplomatic advance--not in its literal sense.

After all, I must be nice to you.

You're all alone this morning." "Lady Claudia," said he gravely, "either you mean something or you do not.

If the one--" "Be quiet this moment!" she said, laughing.
He obeyed and lay back in his low chair with a sigh of content.
"Yes; never mind Stafford and never mind Kate.

Why should we?
They're not here." "My silence is not to be taken for consent," said Claudia, "only it's too fine a day to spend in trying to improve you or, indeed, anybody else.