We'll get rid of them if they annoy you." "They are quite welcome." "That's very decent of you, Shiela.

I dare say you have not found them congenial." "We have nothing in common.

I think they consider me a fool." "Why ?" He looked up, keenly humourous.
"Because I don't understand their inquiries.

Besides, I don't gamble--" "What kind of inquiries do they make ?" "Personal ones," she said quietly.
He laughed.

"They're probably more offensively impertinent than the Chinese--that sort of Briton.