"I don't care to see them."

"Why?"

"They—I see them so often—and I seldom know who they are—"

"They?"

"The—people—I see."

"Don't they ever speak to you?"

"Seldom."

"Could you find out who they are?"

"I don't know.... Yes, I think so;—if I made an effort."

"Don't you ever use any effort to evoke—"