“No, it’s still dead.”
“Did Miss McFarlane return?”
“No. She said she had work to do at home. This is ironing-day, I believe.”
“She plays all the parts, don’t she?”
“She sure does; and she plays one part as well as another. She can rope and tie a steer or bake a cake as well as play the piano.”
“Don’t tell me she plays the piano!”
Nash laughed. “She does; but it’s one of those you operate with your feet.”
“I’m relieved to hear that. She seems almost weirdly gifted as it is.” After a moment he broke in with: “What can a man do in this town?”
“What do you do for amusement?”