“Who is she?”
“You’ve never heard of Hortense Schneider?”
“No!”
“Well! Have you ever heard of Offenbach?”
“I—I don’t know. I don’t think so.”
He had the mien of utter incredulity. “You don’t mean to say you’ve never heard of Bluebeard?”
“I’ve heard of Bluebeard, of course,” said she. “Who hasn’t?”
“I mean the opera—Offenbach’s.”
She shook her head, scarce knowing even what an opera was.
“Well, well! What next?”