“But I still don’t understand why she didn’t come to see me.”
“She sent you a very nice present, didn’t she? Two of them, in fact.”
“Yes. That music box meant a lot to me. She must have known how much I wanted to thank her personally for that.”
“Can’t you write her?”
“My writing isn’t very good. I don’t use a typewriter, and I have to grope around with a pencil. I dislike writing intensely.”
“Well, why not call her up?” Bertha asked.
“That’s just the point. I did. She wouldn’t waste her time with me.”
“Wait a minute,” Bertha said. “This is something new. You say she wouldn’t waste her time with you?”
“I called her up, but she wasn’t in. I talked with some woman and I told her who I was. She said Miss Dell was busy right at the moment, but she would give any message. I told her I wanted to thank Miss Dell for her gifts and that I’d wait at that number until Miss Dell called.”
“Well?” Bertha asked.