“If I will. What do you mean?”
“Why, in the way of business, you know.”
“Oh, I didn’t understand you; but what does that matter? Are you going to stop here—at the ‘Lion,’ I mean?”
“I’m not going away just yet. I want to see a little more of you.”
“You are such a funny man, and tell such droll stories. Where did you come from?”
“London, my dear, from London. Did you like the print?”
“Oh, yes, ever so much.”
“You’ll like it better when it’s framed. Bring it to the ‘Lion’ and I will frame it for you.”
“What will it cost?”
“Do you want to know?”