"I mean personally ?" "I hate him," she answered coolly.

"He is one of those creatures whose eyes and mouth, and something underneath his most respectful words, seem always to suggest offensive things.

I find it very hard indeed to be civil to him." "Do you happen to know what Colonel Ray thinks of him ?" I asked her.
"I have no special knowledge of Colonel Ray's likes or dislikes," she answered.
"Forgive me," I said.

"I thought that you and he were very intimate, and that you might know.

I wonder whether he takes the Prince seriously." "Colonel Ray is one of my best friends," she said, "but I am not in his confidence." A slight reserve had crept into her tone.