"Not much of a point," said Pearl. "I think it's natural she should outgrow it."
"Have you been listening to the news reports?" asked Joe.
"Certainly. I have the television on at noon every day. Richard Z. Hardlett gives the complete news every day."
"Okay, what's been happening?"
"Not much of anything. Just things like the National Association of Church Socials is holding a big social in Washington, and the President's going to attend...."
"Kind of exciting, eh?"
"Not very."
"No murders, no robberies, no sex crimes, no Jack-the-Rippers, no embezzlings, no politicians stirring up trouble in Syria so they can raise the price of American gasoline?"
"What are you driving at?"
"I'm driving at another point," said Joe. "The second point is that the world's kind of peaceful all of a sudden—some change!"