“Yes, there and back, anything else? Mention it whilst we are about it, don’t be bashful, drinks on the way and a red carpet on the steps when you get there.”
“I never drink between meals. Three shillings is the cab fare. I never cheat my customers, nor do I allow cabmen to cheat me. At what hour shall I be at the Langham Hotel?”
“Oh, about half-past seven.”
“And the bust. If it is not asking an impertinent question, where is it coming from?”
“Paris.”
“Ah!”
“By the way.”
“Yes.”
“Have you ever heard of an artist and sculptor, named Wilhelm Müller?”
“Wilhelm Müller, a sculptor?”