Who knows what horrors you might discover if you probed too far ?' She laughed, but she laughed alone.

The Prince remained pensive--as it were brooding.
'I never hoped to see you again,' he said.
'Why not ?' 'One never sees again those whom one wishes to see.' 'As for me, I was perfectly convinced that we should meet again.' 'Why ?' 'Because I always get what I want.' 'Then you wanted to see me again ?' 'Certainly.

You interested me extremely.

I have never met another man who could talk so well about sculpture as the Count Steenbock.' 'Do you really always get what you want, Miss Racksole ?' 'Of course.' 'That is because your father is so rich, I suppose ?' 'Oh, no, it isn't!' she said.

'It's simply because I always do get what I want.