"Where is the elephant?" he asked, as they drove along.
"He will arrive at noon."
"Where are you going to put him?"
"In the loggia."
"How big is he?"
"About the size of a cow."
"How long have you been with Barnum and Bailey?"
"Six years."
"Then you must know some friends of mine" (naming two that had no existence until that moment).
"Oh yes, indeed. I know them well."