Nor am I in the least capable of influencing the favors of any young lady as may appeal to you. “I have no need of artificial aids in that respect, sir. ” The complacency undeniably present in the general's voice was stirred with amusement. “Do you receive many requests for such commodities?” Unfortunately, an uninformed public tends to confuse scholarship with magicianry, and love life seems to be that factor which requires the largest quantity of magical tinkering.