My dear Mrs. Singh," Lady Corey sighed, interrupting. "The first thing you must learn about prevarication is to reduce detail to an absolute minimum. - David D. Levine

And there you see the risk of automata," Fox replied. "They are all well and good as amusements, I grant you. But when they are built to perform the work of men, surely this must result in the atrophy of the mental processes they replace.

Wordlessly she gestured downward, to the hidden lower limbs which seemed to hold some unearthly power over men’s minds.

Poor behavior reflects will upon one’s family and upon one’s station in life. Without family and station, one lacks influence. And without influence, little of consequence can be accomplished.