Manipulation Quotes in Interview with the Vampire

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Quote #10

"'You let her go, you free her... and I will... I'll return to you.'" (3.517)

Louis is trying to manipulate Lestat into freeing Claudia, but Lestat isn't buying it. This may be due to the fact that Lestat is a master manipulator, and he knows that Louis was never any good at it. Hey, is it a bad thing not to be a good liar?