"Probably . . . as I was dressing. . . ."
"What are their names?"
"Suzanne and Gertrude."
"One of them has red hair, has she not?"
"Yes, Gertrude."
"Have you known her long?"
"Her sister has always been with me . . . and so has Gertrude, for years. . . . She is devotion and honesty personified. . . ."
"In short, you will answer for her?"
"Oh, absolutely!"
"Very well . . . very well."