QUOTE : I don't know,' he said irritably. 'Is it meant to improve you?'<br /><br />She swiveled toward him, eyes wide with shock.<br /><br />'Because nothing could,' he added. <br />Her mouth dropped in astonishment. Blotchy scarlet rushed her complexion. One would have thought he'd shot her.<br /><br />Oh dear God!<br /><br />He realized belatedly how wrong it had sounded.<br /><br />'No! God... that is to say.. nothing is necessary to improve you. Nothing could possibly make you better... than you already are.