I haven’t praised him yet. You don’t need to start running him down.

Leonard.

You still seem to take a warm interest in him.

Clara.

We played together as children, and after that—you know all about it.

Leonard.

Oh yes, I know. That’s just the trouble.

Clara.

Well, surely it was natural for me, seeing him again for the first time after so long, to look at him and wonder at——

Leonard.