Despite your finest quips and wittiest allusions, His Lordship only has eyes for the stage. […] You are hoping to catch his attention during the magic act, but he suddenly becomes serious and leaves abruptly.
[…] You say something faintly uncomplimentary about the magic act and His Lordship turns to you, suddenly serious.
'Perhaps there's more to you than ambition and fashion. […] You should call upon me at the palace when I have a free afternoon.'