FREDA
(Laughing.)
A chafing-dish, silly, is a very pretty something you cook things in.
VANDERLIP
Oh, I see. A highfalutin' frying-pan.
FREDA
(Nodding.)
First you put some butter in it; and then, when the butter is melted, you stir in—oh, say a tablespoon of flour.
(Vanderlip is listening closely.)
When it is stirred smooth—