[A word of comfort to Ribbon:] And we would never dissect, besides the waste of it. This is what the mademoiselle means, when she says that you are 'perfectly charming' after having half made the suggestion. You must not mistake her.

[More generally, now (though he is still looking at Ribbon as he speaks, admiring her and turning his hand gently from side to side, to accommodate any shifting of coils)--]

Manufactured is an interesting suggestion. I wonder how that might be tested or inquired. And what would be the point of it besides? Simply to do?