"But men still shoot each other, don't they?" I asked hopefully.
"They shot me," he answered, with what I took to be a smile.
"Yes, but that was in a war. Do they still shoot each other over ladies?" I imagined a carpet of prostrate women, over whom shots rang out. (L. P. Hartley)

"But men still shoot each other, don't they?" I asked hopefully. "They shot me," he answered, with what I took to be a smile. "Yes, but that was in a war. Do they still shoot each other over ladies?" I imagined a carpet of prostrate women, over whom shots rang out.

L. P. Hartley

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