"Yes.

Although I'm not very clever at this sort of thing, I generally do know what you mean.

I can't tell if it's strange or not." "It certainly is not worth while puzzling about.

I expect I'm rather obvious--for that matter, so are you." "Frankness often saves you some trouble and I don't know if it gives your opponent the advantage some folks imagine.

However, it's not our rule in the dale to say all we feel." "It's not Bell's, for example.