Piero Strozzi and Francis Crawford looked at one another. 'A hint,' said Lymond,...

Piero Strozzi and Francis Crawford looked at one another. 'A hint,' said Lymond, 'sufficeth for the wise, but a thousand speeches profit not the heedless. Did you hear what she said?'
'Unfortunately,' said Piero Strozzi, 'I heard what she said.