"Exactly. I have had a letter, two, in fact. You did not see her face?"
"Only the chin and mouth. But if I ever meet her again I shall know her by her teeth."
"Heavens! And how?"
"Two lower ones are gone; otherwise they would be beautiful."
"Poor man! You have builded your house upon the sands. Her teeth are perfect. She has fooled you."
"But I saw with these two eyes!"
"There is a preparation which theatrical people use; a kind of gum. She mentioned the trick. Isn't she clever?"
"Yet I shall know her hair," doggedly.
She put her hands swiftly to her head. "Now, you have known me for years. What is the color of my hair?"
"Why, it is blond."