Rhoda does not answer.
Cousin Rho, what's a fakir?
Rhoda.
Humoring her.
A man, way off on the other side of the world, in India, who does strange things.
Annie.
What kind of things?
Rhoda.
Well, for instance, he throws a rope up in the air, right up in the empty air, with nothing for it to catch on, and then—he—climbs—up—the—rope!
Annie.