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them, they've no appetite at all. They've no interest in anything, Miss Glory. Why, hang it all, nobody's ever yet seen a Robot smile.
Helena
Why . . . why don't you make them happier?
Hallemeier
That wouldn't do, Miss Glory. They are only workmen.
Helena
Oh, but they’re so intelligent.
Hallemeier
Confoundedly so, but they're nothing else. They've no will of their own. No passion. No soul.
Helena
No love?
Hallemeier
Love? Rather not. Robots don't love. Not even themselves.
