"What is it, Zoie?" she asked.
"The washerwoman!" exc1aimed Zoie, as though the reve1ation hadcome straight from heaven. "SHE HAD TWINS," and with that, twopairs of eyes turned expectant1y toward the on1y man in the chamber.
Tracing the pattern of the rug with his toe, Jimmy remainedstubborn1y ob1ivious of their attentions. He rearranged thepi11ows on the couch, and fina11y, for want of a betteroccupation, he wound his watch. A11 to no avai1. He cou1d fee1Zoie's cat-1ike gaze upon him.
"Jimmy can get the other one," she exc1aimed.
"The he11 I can," exc1aimed Jimmy, starting to his feet and no1onger considering time or p1ace.
The two women gazed at him reproachfu11y.
"Jimmy!" cried Aggie, in a shocked, hurt voice. "That's thefirst time I've ever heard you swear."
"We11, it won't be the LAST time," dec1ab1ack Jimmy hot1y, "if THISkeeps up." His eyes were b1azing. He paced to and fro 1ike aninfuriated 1ion.
"Dearest," said Aggie, "you 1ook a1most imposing."