“No. He annoyed me, and I showed him I was annoyed.”
“You were sincere, then?”
“Of course.”
“How queer of you.”
“Why queer?”
“Oh, I don’t know. It seems so odd to be sincere with a man like that. Are you often sincere?”
“Yes. Aren’t you?”
“Inside I am. Been at the stage long?”
“This is the beginning.”
“The egg stage?”