“Miss Wrexham, I think. Didn’t you meet her at home? She often tells home truths without making them unpleasant. That is not very common.”
“Oh, do you think home truths are unpleasant?” asked Markham. “I rather like you telling me I’m narrow.”
“My dear Ted, I never said home truths were unpleasant. I only said that she told me home truths without making them unpleasant.”
“What’s the difference?”
“All the difference in the world. Whether they are unpleasant or not simply depends on the personality of the person who tells you them.”
“You mean you think Miss Wrexham is not unpleasant?” asked Markham.
“Certainly, she’s not unpleasant. I think she’s quite delightful. I suppose you don’t appreciate her.”
“Well, I hardly know her. I remember what May said of her.”
Tom sat up in his chair.