“Really?”
“I can.”
“It’s awfully kind of you.”
“I don’t mind,” he said. “It’s nothing much. If you really think ...”
He was full of self-applause for this scandalous sacrifice of justice.
“It’s awfully kind of you,” she said.
“It’s nothing, really,” he explained, “nothing.”
“Most people wouldn’t—”
“I know.”
Pause.