“On the contrary,” said Psmith, “I could listen for hours. You have stumbled upon my favourite subject.”
Miss Clarkson eyed him a little doubtfully, and decided that it would be best to reintroduce the business theme.
“Perhaps, when you say you are looking for a nurse, you mean you need a hospital nurse?”
“My friends have sometimes suggested it.”
“Miss Halliday’s greatest experience has, of course, been as a governess.”
“A governess is just as good,” said Psmith agreeably.
Miss Clarkson began to be conscious of a sensation of being out of her depth.
“How old are your children, sir?” she asked.
“I fear,” said Psmith, “you are peeping into Volume Two. This romance has only just started.”
“I am afraid,” said Miss Clarkson, now completely fogged, “I do not quite understand. What exactly are you looking for?”