“He doesn't.”
The lawyer laughed irritably. “No, I shouldn't think he would.” He added a moment later: “I don't suppose Jeff is worth a hundred dollars.”
“Probably not.”
“And Joe Powers is worth a hundred millions.”
“That settles it. I must have been wrong.” Alice looked at him with a flash of demure daring. “Valencia said something to me the other day I didn't quite understand. Ought I to congratulate you?”
“What did she say?” he asked eagerly.
“Oh, I'll not tell you what she said. My question was in first.”
“You may as well, though it's still a secret. Nobody knows it but you and me.”
“And Valencia.”
“I didn't know she knew it yet.”