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The scenework proves unsuccessful when Carmichael recalls not the source of her misandry but another episode of overacting, that of castratively biting off the moustache of an amorous man.

Q. What is Mr. Frost's reputation here?—A. Well, it is not very savory. He is a noisy talking, bloviative, swearing, rearing, tearing sort of a fellow. If I thought he was a truthteller I should think I was a pretty bad fellow myself , from what he has said about me.

This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous.