“What’s she like?”
“A good deal like Polly. Yes, very much like her.”
“Can she cook?”
“Oh yes; well enough. Father’s tastes are very simple; and you know I never did eat much.”
“I don’t remember anything of the kind. Most of our family are hard to please.”
“I’ve heard that Uncle Rodney is an epicure. I hope he’ll invite me down to dinner very soon.”
“It’s possible that he may. His home is perfectly managed; he runs it like a club; a club is a man’s idea of Heaven, they say: anything, when you ring; no apologies and no questions asked.”
“It sounds attractive. Just think of being able to command chocolates by pushing a button!”
“Well, you have a housemaid?”
“Yes; there’s a housemaid.”