That, I thought, was the adverse point of view; I did not say that it was mine.
"I'm glad to hear it," said Bob Evers, with the faintest coldness in his tone, though I fancied he was fuming within, and admired both his chivalry and his self-control.

"To me it's quite funny.

I call it sheer selfishness.

We enjoy a cigarette ourselves; why shouldn't they?
We don't force them to be teetotal, do we?
Is it bad form for a lady to drink a glass of wine?
You mightn't bicycle once, might you, Mrs.
Lascelles?
I daresay Captain Clephane doesn't approve of that yet!" "That's hitting below the belt," said I, laughing.

"I wasn't giving you my opinion, but only the old-fashioned view of the matter.