'I wasn't going to say anything.'
'Nor was I.'
'I was going to ask you if you'd been to the Savoy again lately?'
'No; I've only been there once in my life. It was a great event for me,
Mrs Ottley.'
'Really?'
He spoke with more confidence, but in a still lower voice.
'Yes. I met my ideal there.'
He fixed on her an ardent but respectful glare.
She smiled.
'I'm afraid,' continued Raggett, 'that I'm not amusing you much. I suppose you're very fond of wit and gaiety? I wasn't brought up in a very humorous atmosphere. I don't think I ever heard a joke till quite recently.'