Kavyadarsha 2.272

2.272

doṣābhāso guṇaḥ ko 'pi darśitaś cāṭukāritā &
mānaṃ sakhijanoddiṣṭaṃ kartuṃ rāgād aśaktayā // iti leśacakram//

Flattery, though a semblance of a fault, is shown as a virtue / by her who, out of love, is unable to maintain the pique recommended by her friends.
// Thus ends the circle of hint.