"I wish I'd seen the Core worlds, as you 'ave." Eppie became suddenly quiet, almost...wistful. It was true enough; she had strong pride in her home colony, but there was an opulence and grace - and even more, a hypocrisy - about the Core planets that enchanted her.
"Ah, but I 'ardly believe ye've 'ad a boring life. A posh gent such'as yerself! Hardly!"