"Just give her some money and tell her to cool off somewhere else."

Eliana sneered, "Give money? You men really have too much money to throw around, don't you?"

"What else would you suggest?" Samuel asked back.

Eliana felt it was pointless discussing women with him - their handling methods were too different and would only lead to disagreement. She decided to drop it. Standing up, she said, "I'm going to find Sophia."

Samuel called after ...