“Yes, I had some.... I think——” Mr. Braddock weighed the question thoughtfully. “Yes.... Yes, I’ve had some.”
Kay filled her cup and sipped luxuriously.
“Golly, I’m tired!” she said.
“Had a bad day?”
“Much the same as usual.”
“Mrs. B. not too cordial?”
“Not very. And, unfortunately, the son and heir was cordiality itself.”
Mr. Braddock nodded.
“A bit of a trial, that lad.”
“A bit.”