Well, it's not a diamond, to be sure. If it were, I'd have pawned it off for wine money years ago. Tin? A little tin lump? Does that work?

[ He plays a languid arpeggio. ]

Ah, well. No matter. I'm being dull. And you have the most charming habit of seeing the best in people, don't you? Ah, I do like that. You really do have a freshness about you.