you can’t use logic on human behavior.
…a cheerful black shadow reared up behind him as he spoke, thundering a happy challenge to my Dark Passenger, which slid forward and bellowed back.
It's terrible to have to depend on someone else.
For my part, my interest in Paris had faded away completely long ago when I learned that it was in France.
I was good at being charming, one of my very few vanities.
It was such an unexpected and genuine smile that if I only had a soul I'm sure I would have felt quite guilty.