"No? You surprise me." He refrained from saying that he almost never accepted anyone's generosity, and hadn't done so for years. Not many people had offered, anyhow. He straightened a little, pleased. "You've always seemed very - open. But everyone's House is subject to certain stereotypes, aren't they." He knew he wasn't mistaken in his impression. She was kinder than most people he knew. It wasn't a trait he valued in the abstract, but in her it was hard to look away from.