‘What will Mrs. Potter think?’
‘You should pull down the blinds before you make speeches of that sort.’
‘Now do sit quiet and be a good boy.’
‘Well, then, tell me what you thought.’
‘I thought you were a very good tennis-player.’
‘Anything else?’
‘And you talked nicely.’
‘Did I? I never felt such a stick in my life. I was as nervous as a cat.’
‘That was so delightful. I do hate people who are very cool and assured. I saw that you were disturbed, and I even thought—’
‘Yes?’