"With a beautiful girl... named Avalon."
"Oh." Such a different inflection. As if the sun came out again. "You're a beast. I've a good mind not to be there."
"There are arguments against it," he admitted. "For one thing, we can't be alone."
"You mean the restaurant has to let other people in? We could fix that. Come over here, and I'll make an omelette."
"I'd like that much better. But it wouldn't work. I've still got a date. And you're going to keep it with me. We're having lunch with Zellermann."
"Did you call him?"
"He called me again, and I didn't see how I could get out of it. As a matter of fact, I decided I didn't want to. So much persistence is starting to intrigue me. And I do want to know more about him. And I don't think he can do much to me in 21."
"Is that where we're going?"
"Yes. I'll pick you up at twelve o'clock."
"I'll put on my silliest hat."