I say, are you really going?
Well, I forgive you for being naughty, if that's what you want.
And I'm sorry I can't grovel to you, but I don't feel justified in so doing, and it would be very bad for you in any case.

By the way--er--Miss Ratcliffe, I think you will be interested to learn that my visit to the Campions was of a social and not of a professional character.

That was all you wanted to know, I think ?" Olga, holding the door open, looked across at him with surprise that turned almost instantly to half-scornful enlightenment.
"Oh, that's it, is it ?" she said.
"That's it," said Max.

"Quite sure you don't want to know anything else ?" Again he puffed the smoke upwards and watched it ascend.
"Why on earth couldn't you have said so before ?" said Olga.
He turned at that and surveyed her quite seriously.

"Oh, that was entirely for your sake," he said.
"For my sake!" said Olga.