“Have you said anything to Margaret about the china?” he asked.
“Yes, sir,” she replied.
“What did you say?”
“I told her as how wasn’t it funny the way it had went, sir.”
“And what did she say?”
“Nothing, sir. Only she seemed to think it was funny, because she laughed.”
“And what did you say then?”
“Nothing, Mr. Perkins. Margaret and me have very little conversation, because she don’t fancy me, and prefers talkin’ to herself like.”
“H’m!” said Thaddeus. “Talks to herself, does she?”
“All the time, sir,” returned the waitress, “and she seems very fond of it, sir. She laughs, and says things, and then laughs again. She does it by the hour.”