“Where do you come from?”
“From the basket-shop.”
“Say! Is that guy, Tom Osborne, workin’ there yet?”
Gathering my wits together so as not to be taken unawares, I answer slowly, “Yes, he’s working yet.”
Then there comes a hearty, “Well, say! He’s all right, ain’t he? What’s he doin’ now?”
I hesitate for an instant as to how to answer this, but determine that frankness is the best course.
“He’s talking to you.”
“What!”
“He’s talking to you.”
“Gee! You don’t mean to say that you’re the guy?”