[ Faraday fights down the grin threatening to curl his lips, and instead, he inhales deeply, exhales slowly on a magnanimous sort of sigh. He shakes his head, as if rueful. ]

It's the cross I had to bear in life, to tell you the truth. All those broken hearts left behind me. A burden, really.

[ Another heavy sigh. ]

Bless 'em. They never stood a chance against the likes'a' me.