"Not at all—not at all," cried Hull. "I simply thought you'd be getting tired of hearing so much about a man you'd never known."
"But I feel as if I did know him," replied she. "Your account of him was so vivid. I thought of asking you to bring him to call."
Hull laughed heartily. "Victor Dorn—calling!"
"Why not?"
"He doesn't do that sort of thing. And if he did, how could I bring him here?"
"Why not?"
"Well—in the first place, you are a lady—and he is not in your class. Of course, men can associate with each other in politics and business. But the social side of life—that's different."
"But a while ago you were talking about my going in for politics," said Miss Hastings demurely.
"Still, you'd not have to meet SOCIALLY queer and rough characters——"
"Is Victor Dorn very rough?"