“And how is my one time neighbor this morning? I hope she is well.”
“Yes, thank you!”
“Has that artful young person left your house?”
“Yes!”
“And she is going to return to her labors at Burnett & Burnett’s?”
“Yes!”
“What did she say concerning the article in the paper yesterday? You saw it, did you not?”
“Yes!”
“It was unfortunate that it should have been published but newspapers are ever on the alert for just such stories; human interest, you know.”
“Yes!”