"There's only one objection."
"One can't look gift dogs in the mouth."
"It's a she, a lady dog: there's risk of an occasional family."
"I'll gladly take that."
"She's rather a dear, but she's lately had pups, and some people might object to her appearance."
"I know I should love her."
"She's a cocker spaniel—her name's Jill. She belongs to my boy, Harold. But as he's away—"
"Then we've already met. I saw her the day I came down to see you from London. You're right—she is a dear."
"My boy, who is still away for his health—"
"I am sorry," Mavis interrupted.