Miss Poppell, you give me far too much credit. [ And for once, that sounds genuine - wry, yes, but not ironic. ] I am an idiot in most ways, and clever in just a very small number of specific avenues. I truly have no idea what you desire. [ A shrug - ] I cannot appreciate your intellect, if that's what you want, because it far outstrips mine. I know you do not want an advocate or defender, given your reaction to my prior clumsy attempt to fill that role. I know you don't want to go out drinking and gambling with me. And beyond those things, I don't know what service I can render to you.
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Miss Poppell, you give me far too much credit. [ And for once, that sounds genuine - wry, yes, but not ironic. ] I am an idiot in most ways, and clever in just a very small number of specific avenues. I truly have no idea what you desire. [ A shrug - ] I cannot appreciate your intellect, if that's what you want, because it far outstrips mine. I know you do not want an advocate or defender, given your reaction to my prior clumsy attempt to fill that role. I know you don't want to go out drinking and gambling with me. And beyond those things, I don't know what service I can render to you.