[ 学以致用 SCENE 2] -"Sweetheart," I said, patting her hand in a tolerant manner, "five dates is plenty. After all, you don't have to eat a whole cake to know it's good." - "___," said Polly promptly. "Your premise is that dating is like eating. But you're not a cake. You're a boy." ____, hiding my dread that she'd learned her lessons too well.