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“She’s really nice, too.”
 “Mmm.”
 “And pretty...”
 “Okay, you’re not being subtle, Lily.”
 Lily tried to look innocent. “I don’t know what you mean.”
 “I mean, I know what you’re doing, and it’s not going to work.”
 “What am I doing?”
 “You’re... implying.”
 Lily raised her eyebrows. “What am I implying?”
 “Something ridiculous and impossible and not even worth mentioning.”