"No. I didn't know that we had any in this part of the country."
Mr. Belford here felt called upon to say:
"My dear Alma, you forget yourself."
"Why will you take me up so sharply, Lawrence? I meant to say that I didn't know we had any quartz conglomerate hereabouts."
Mr. Franklin smiled pleasantly, and remarked to himself:
"My dear Alma! That's significant. Wonder if he's spooney on her?"
Then he said aloud:
"The pursuit of science demands good dinners. Pardon me if I take some more coffee."
"Yes, do—and these rolls. I made them myself—expressly for you."
"Thank you for both rolls and compliment."