The acquaintance of Henry Feigenbaum with Miss Fannie Goldblatt could hardly be called love at first sight.
"Mr. Feigenbaum," Philip said when they all met in front of the Casino, "this is a friend of mine by the name Miss Fannie Goldblatt; also, her sister Birdie."
The two ladies bowed, but Feigenbaum only blinked at them with unaffected astonishment.
"All right," he stammered at last. "All right, Margolius. Let's go inside."
During the short period before the rising of the curtain Birdie and Philip conversed in undertones, while Fannie did her best to interest her companion.
"Ain't it a pretty theaytre?" she said by way of prelude.
Feigenbaum glanced around him and grunted: "Huh, huh."
"You're in the same line as Mr. Margolius, ain't you?" Fannie continued.
"Cloaks and suits, retail," Feigenbaum replied. "I got six stores in the northern-tier counties of Pennsylvania."
"Then you don't live in New York?" Fannie hazarded.