No:whatIwantistogetridofallthatnonsense。Hesitsdownbesideher，sonaturallythatshedoesnotthinkofobjecting，andproceeds，withenthusiasmDon\'tyouthinkitahorriblethingthatamanandawomancanhardlyknowoneanotherwithoutbeingsupposedtohavedesignsofthatkind？Asiftherewerenootherinterests——noothersubjectsofconversation——asifwomenwerecapableofnothingbetter!
GLORIAinterested。Ah，nowyouarebeginningtotalkhumanlyandsensibly，Mr。Valentine。
VALENTINEwithagleaminhiseyeatthesuccessofhishunter\'sguile。Ofcourse!——twointelligentpeoplelikeus。Isn\'titpleasant，inthisstupid，convention-riddenworld，tomeetwithsomeoneonthesameplane——someonewithanunprejudiced，enlightenedmind？
GLORIAearnestly。IhopetomeetmanysuchpeopleinEngland。
VALENTINEdubiously。Hm!Thereareagoodmanypeoplehere——