“You haven’t written any yet?”
“I was just going to begin when you came in. I’ll begin as soon as I’ve drunk this tea.”
“Then I’ll leave you to your work, dear.”
I returned to the study at nine o’clock. He was still in the same attitude.
“I wish you would bring me a cup of tea,” he said.
“I brought you one hours ago.”
“Eh? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Oh, George! I talked with you about it. Why, here it is on the table, untouched.”
“I declare you never mentioned it to me. I must have been thinking so deeply that I never noticed you. You should have spoken to me.”
“But I did speak, and you answered.”