Oh, come now.  Such a statement can&#x27;t be taken out of context of conversation.  Looking up to the parents, it reads like this:<p><pre><code>    &quot;Says it all, doesn&#x27;t it?&quot;  -- implication of something fishy

    &quot;What does it say?&quot;   -- asking what is the implication

    &quot;It is the appearance of impropriety,[...] it appears they offered [...]
     It appears dirty but maybe can&#x27;t be proven.&quot;  
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Notice I said &quot;appears&quot; three times. How would a common person interpret these activities? What does it look like? This is how it looks.