“Isn’t that dangerous?”

“It may be good, or it may be bad. It’s a condition. We’ve had a shake-up in the law. Eventually these new judges will get the law changed around to suit their ideas. Then lawyers will know pretty generally how to advise clients. In the meantime there’s a lot of guessing... What can you tell me about Mr. Smith?”

She laughed and said, “You do change the subject with disconcerting suddenness, don’t you?”

“Was it disconcerting?” I asked.

“Wasn’t it intended to be?”

“No.”

“What do you want to know about him?”

“Everything you know.”

“That’s very little. I’ll tell you when we get to my apartment.”

We drove for several blocks in silence.