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 "Spare room."

"I see! Guest room, Mrs. Green. One of my favorite songs is Kipling's 'Mother o' Mine,' really simply because of the way it's written, and the subject. Doubtless you're familiar with it"

"Linen clawset."

"Hm! Hm!

"Hired girl's room."

Lovely thing, isn't it?"

"I really am afraid"

"Je comprends absolument que vous ne pensez pas que la maison est très jolie maintenant, mais vous pouvez il faire très charmant, je suis sure, avec votre—er—uh—own furniture. Elle est une très bien dame, je suis sure, mais vous voyez pas avec un—uh—background de culture, et il est—qu'est-ce que c'est le mot? Sugar! Isn't that funny how rusty one gets? I don't get much opportunity to keep up my French—but, anyway, I mean you could make it very very attractive."

"I'm sorry"

"Well, thank you, Mrs. Pratt, thank you very much. So long, young fellow. That's a wonderful little kiddie, Mrs."