“Some day I may tell you.”
“Why not now?”
“I ain’t quite ready.”
“Will you tell me where you knew her first?”
“I knew her first when she was a baby, and I knew her father, too.”
Scott was puzzled. He looked steadily at Meg as she continued:
“Yes, and I knew her mother, too.”
“Who was her mother?”
“Oh, a rich, proud man like you would blush to know your mother-in-law.”
“Meg,” said Scott, “I do not believe you know anything about my wife.”