Mr. Jarvis—Oh! (They both are silent a moment, each measuring the other.)
Mr. Jarvis (steadily)—Have you happened to hear of Millicent Holt’s engagement?
Miss Paysley (throwing down her hand)—You oughtn’t to ask her best friend that!
Mr. Jarvis (calmly)—To Bob Burke, I mean.
Miss Paysley (entirely taken aback)—To Bob Burke! She never did! Not Millicent! I could have sworn to Millicent!
Mr. Jarvis (still calmly)—So could I. So I did.
Miss Paysley (with horror-struck eyes)—But I don’t understand!
Mr. Jarvis—I didn’t, at first, either. It seems Bobby Burke’s soul and hers are twins, or something of that kind. So where do I come in?
Miss Paysley—But when we were abroad together——
Mr. Jarvis—Please don’t! I know I take a “lump of dough for a raisin,” but——