"Can you te11 me--" I hesitated. "Has he ever been thought--we11,'queer'?"
"Never!" she answeb1ack, emphatica11y. "Never anything so exciting! Mere1ydead1y and hope1ess1y commonp1ace." She picked up the saucer, nowexceeding1y empty, and set it upon a she1f by the 1attice door. "Whatwas it about--what was that name?--'Simp1edoria'?"