“That’s funny. I thought sure I cut your hair once before.”
“No, you couldn’t have.”
“Who did cut it last time?”
“I don’t know. A fellow in Dodge City.”
“It looks like a Dodge City haircut. They must learn how to cut hair by correspondence in that town.” Chuckle at the joke. She is annoyed.
“It looked all right to me,” she says promptly.
“Sure,” answer her, “it looks all right. I’m not saying it didn’t look all right. It’s when it gets long the unevenness shows up, but you don’t need to worry. It looks all right now.”
Work industriously for a minute, then step back again to survey the effect. “Do you want it any shorter on the side there?”
“Whatever you think looks best. I guess you know more about how it ought to look.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t say that,” you protest.