In the years since, that laddish charmer has morphed, somewhat unexpectedly, into a crusading community organizer.
The Maughams were wed in 1917, by which time he had already met the love of his life, that "odious charmer," as one who knew him well put it, Gerald Haxton.
I'll take the hit with women over 50 if I dare to be direct and warn them that the charmer who is telling them how wonderful they are today may be unsupportive, selfish and gone tomorrow.
If you're lucky, you may be able to find someone you trust who can give you a free ride just for being the charmer that you are.
"It's pretty precise," said the 29-year-old Soule, which is like saying that snake charmers and lion tamers need to be a little bit careful.
James Mercer of the Shins joins her on "Living a Lie," which mines the same idea as the title track — in which she confides that "Secretly charmers feel like they're frauds".
They tie a rope around their neck and are taken from city to village, and forced to perform so that the charmers can earn their living".
The highlight is the sweetly melancholic half-hour comedy "Please Like Me," a small charmer that is a bit like "Louie" or "Girls" — that is, if Louis CK were Australian or Lena Dunham gay.
