The girl looked up quickly.
"What?"
"This," said I. "Would you be alarmed or offended if I put my services—"
"Such as they are."
"Such as they are, thank you, at your disposal?"
"Is that an offer or a question?"
"Neither," said I. "It's a point."
She knitted her brows.
"What does one do with points?"
"One deals with them."