She looked prim. “Did I really?”
“You know that you did. How did you find old Germain?”
“He was very kind.”
“So I gathered. But how was he kind?”
“He was very kind.”
“My dear girl, I didn’t ask you how kind he was, but, How was he kind?”
“I beg your pardon. He praised me.”
“And you liked that?”
She made some show of spirit. “Of course I did. We all do—if we deserve it.”
“We’ll pass the quibble. Well—and did you deserve it?”