"Put that book down," she said. "I want to talk to you."
Straker obeyed.
"Jimmy—I'm fond of Philippa. I am, really."
"Well—what's up?"
"Philippa's making a fool of herself and she doesn't know it."
"Trust Philippa!"
"To know it?"
"To make a fool of anybody on earth—except herself."
"This is different. It's Larry Furnival."
"It is. And did you ever see such a spectacle of folly?"