Perhaps that's why I hardly ever get them." "My dear girl, I know the precise amount of Stanistreet's income.

Money can't be any object to him.

But perhaps you've a soul above boxes at the 'Criterion,' and champagne suppers afterwards, and the rest of it ?" "I have, unfortunately.

But there wasn't any champagne." Her indifferent voice gave the lie to her beating pulses.

Between playing and fighting there is only a difference of degree.
"Will you kindly tell me why you selected Stanistreet of all people for this business ?" "I didn't select him--he was always there." "And if it hadn't been Stanistreet it would have been somebody else?
I see.