\"Ibegofyounottopersistinpayingmecompliments。Igettoomuchofthatcheaparticleelsewhere。IhatetobetoldthatIambetterthanIknowIam。Ifyouaretodomeanygoodbyyourinstruction，youmustbeperfectlysinceretowardme，andtellmeplainlyofmyshort—comings。IpromiseyoubeforehandthatIshallneverbeoffended。Thereismyhand。
Now，isitabargain？\"
Hisfingersclosedinvoluntarilyoverthesoftbeautifulhand，andoncemoretheluxuryofhertouchsentathrillofdelightthroughhim。
\"Ihavenotbeeninsincere，\"hemurmured，\"butIshallbeonmyguardinfuture，evenagainsttheappearanceofinsincerity。\"
\"AndwhenIplaydetestably，youwillsayso，andnotsmoothitoverwithunmeaningflatteries？\"