French men were a lot easier to manage than British. The British pretended to be honest and practical but were at bottom a race of eccentrics. Only the French were sensible about the important things—did I not agree? I said, “I cannot say, Millie. What are the important things?” “Money and love. What else is there?” “Cruelty.” She laughed and said that was a very English idea, but people who loved cruelty had to pay for it, which proved love and money came first.
