"Rather riling, I should say."
Silence.
"Shall we light up?" said Nell, lazily.
"Nell, is it very rude to ask a person if he's afraid?"
"More than rude, Sheila Pat, downright insulting!"
"Oh!"
Pause.
"But he wasn't an Irish person," ingenuously.
"Was he English?" gravely.
"Yes."