He promised.

You'll say you like it if you do like it, won't you ?" "I'll say it, anyway." "Oh, well--if you are contented to be commonplace like other men--" "I've no ambition to be different at my age." "Your age ?" she repeated, looking up quickly.

"You are as young as Nina, aren't you?
Half the men in the younger set are no younger than you--and you know it," she concluded--"you are only trying to make me say so--and you've succeeded.

I'm not very experienced yet.

Does tea bring wisdom, Captain Selwyn ?" pouring herself a cup.