How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
It is curious how people can build such warmth among themselves so swiftly. […] But, then, I rather fancy it has more to do with this skill of bantering. (8.85)
By the end of the novel, Stevens begins to appreciate bantering as a form of social intercourse, as a way to make friends more easily. He still sounds like a robot, though.