"No, I shouldn't. I should have said that my housekeeper'd been taken ill suddenly, or..."
"Go on," said I.
This was better.
"Or that the Tube had stuck, or something."
"Why not tell her the truth, and fling yourself—"
"You know what women are?"
"George, you surprise me. Would you deceive an innocent girl?"
"Women are so narrow-minded. They can't understand...Nice kid, though, this."
This was splendid. "You mean, Margery—er—What's-her-name?"
"Yes. She's taken rather a fancy to you—your picture, I mean."