"Distressed by men's underhand business." she repeated, eyebrows raised. "Surely you know that is far from true given the man who is my father alone, and while my looks are delicate, they are the only delicate things about me." she smiled slightly, quickly forgiving him for his little attempted foray into her head.
"Though I very much doubt, from the tone in your voice, that you would be surprised that I understand 'men's underhanded business' far better than I do other members of my own sex." she used the word sex as opposed to gender for a reason, she also knew he was probably clever enough to figure out why. "While you on the other hand seem to do quite well with women, it would be such an interesting talent were it not inherent in every fop and dandy one comes across."