Professor
(With a whimsical smile)
But we certainly can’t have the city you love around my house in the woods! I’m afraid of the streets.
Mrs. Ray
Any friendly policeman would help you across them.
Professor
Think of me walking arm in arm with a policeman! I must consider my reputation, even though I am seventy. No. (With a twinkle.) I can’t seem to visualize the house, can you, dear?
Mrs. Ray
It isn’t like your dream or mine.