"Well, I want to invite a very, very good friend of mine."
"Who?" asked Mary cautiously.
"He's an Italian."
She raised her eyebrows and wrinkled her forehead into an inquiry.
"An artist," added Bill.
"Oh! Now that sounds promising."
"A wop artist. His name is Valentino."
"Why, of course we've got room for him," she said. "I think it's a splendid idea, Mr. Marshall. I hadn't any notion that you had friends in the art world. I'm very much interested in art myself. What does he paint?"
"He's a sculptor," said Bill.