“You bet I will.”
“Of course, they’ve heard about ‘Mr. Beardsley.’”
“Have they? ... Do you talk about me sometimes to them?”
“Why, of course! ... Naturally.... What do you expect?”
“I hope you’ve given me a good character.”
“I daresay they think you’re an old bald-headed man with a thick curly beard.”
“Oh, no! ... They’ll be terribly disappointed!”
“I’m going to tell them you’re a gruff old codger with a perpetual grouch.”
“Miss Sturgis,—please!”
They were both laughing hilariously.