Her brother nodded.
"Do you know him?" Fanny asked Keegan.
"Slightly," said Keegan. "I've read one or two of his books. They're very interesting." He paused, hoping that everyone agreed with him. Everyone did except Doris.
"What's the matter, Dorie? Don't you like Aubrey's works?" her brother asked. Doris smiled vaguely.
"I've never read anything he's written," she said. "I don't know."
Keegan looked at her uncomfortably. He felt he disliked her and he would have been pleased to ignore her. But the fact that she seemed to have anticipated him in this respect and to have ignored him first, piqued him.
"I think Judge Smith and Henrietta will be over later," Basine addressed his mother. Judge Smith was the august and senior partner of the law firm that had taken young Basine into its office.
"Yes, Aubrey told me," Mrs. Basine said casually. "I think they're engaged."
"Who, Henrietta?" from Fanny.
Her mother nodded. She stood up and the group sauntered into the living room. Keegan approached Fanny. Her freshness made him feel sad.