It's charming while it lasts.

Will you shake it ?" "Your tail, man ?" Algernon roared in pretended amazement.
Edward eased him back to friendliness by laughing.

"No; my hand." They shook hands.
"All right," said Algernon.

"You mean well.

It's very well for you to preach virtue to a poor devil; you've got loose, or you're regularly in love." "Virtue! by heaven!" Edward cried; "I wish I were entitled to preach it to any man on earth." His face flushed.