“No,” said George.
“Is it associated with some person in this room?”
“Yes,” said Martin. A little self-consciously, she thought.
“Look here,” George interrupted. “That answer of Phyl’s wasn’t quite right. Is it fair to say it’s vegetable?”
“It was vegetable, vegetable in origin,” Phyllis protested.
“Yes, but in a way it’s animal too. It’s becoming animal.”
“Is it—any one’s affection for any one else?” Joyce demanded promptly.
“No,” said Ruth, amid general laughter.
“The difficulty with this game,” said Phyllis, “is that there are so many questions you can’t answer just Yes or No.”
“That’s why it’s a good game,” said George. “It’s like life.”