"Yes, I am a dressmaker."
"Mrs. Keckley?"
"Yes."
"Mrs. Lincoln's former dressmaker, were you not?"
"Yes, I worked for Mrs. Lincoln."
"Are you very busy now?"
"Very, indeed."
"Can you do anything for me?"
"That depends upon what is to be done, and when it is to be done."
"Well, say one dress now, and several others a few weeks later."