Perhaps,โ murmured his lordship, โI yielded to a compassionate impulse.โ โA what?โ gasped his best friend. โOh, did you think I never did so?โ said his lordship, the satirical glint in his eyes extremely pronounced. โYou wrong me! I do, sometimesโnot frequently, of course, but every now and then!
Georgette HeyerAnd donโt you say that it is very kind and obliging of him, sir, like Jessamy, because if you donโt like a person, you donโt wish to be obliged to him!
Georgette Heyer[...]my memory is reasonably goodโunlike yours, dear sir!โ โMine is erratic,โ he said imperturbably. โI remember only what interests me.
Georgette Heyer