"Do you think so?" Jubilost looks at you above his glasses. "Why ever not, if I may ask? Perhaps you confuse s

"Do you think so?" Jubilost looks at you above his glasses. "Why ever not, if I may ask? Perhaps you confuse superficially friendly words with genuinely friendly intentions? Believe it or not, I wish you only well. As a proof of that I can point to the fact that I travel with you, and that I'm talking with you right here and now."