He fumbled for words. "It's ... it's awfully nice to see you again," he said.
"It's nice to see you all again," she replied.
"You're ... you're so different," he went on.
"Am I?" She paused a moment, and then, smiling at him, said, "So are you."
"Am I very different?" he asked.
"In some ways. You're quite famous now, aren't you?"
"Famous?" he said vaguely.
"Yes. Your novels...."
He laughed. "Oh, dear no, not anything like famous!"
"Well-known, then."