"It might have to do with your lack of ceremony—a few minutes ago," she said, laughing at him.
"My—what?"
"Lack of ceremony. You called me Valerie."
"You can easily revenge that presumption, you know."
"I think I will—Kelly."
He smiled as he painted:
"I don't know why the devil they call me Kelly," he mused. "No episode that I ever heard of is responsible for that Milesian misnomer. Quand même! It sounds prettier from you than it ever did before. I'd rather hear you call me Kelly than Caruso sing my name as Algernon."
"Shall I really call you Kelly?"
"Sure thing! Why not?"
"I don't know. You're rather celebrated—to have a girl call you Kelly."