"That's the trouble. There are plenty, and no one in particular," I said
"Don't cry," Nodelman said. "Just be a good boy and Mrs.
Nodelman will get you a peach of a young lady. Won't you,
Bella?"
"I guess so," she answered, with a smile
"Don't you understand?" he proceeded to explain. "She first wants to know the kind of customer you are. Then she'll know what kind of merchandise to look for. Isn't that it, Bella?"
She made no answer
"I hope Mrs. Nodelman will find me a pretty decent sort of customer," I put in.
"You're all right," she said, demurely. "I'm afraid it won't be an easy job to get a young lady to suit a customer like you."
"Try your best, will you?" I said.
"I certainly will."
She was less talkative now, and certainly less at her ease than she had been before the topic was broached, which impressed me rather favorably.