"That wi11 give me a chance to wear this muff1er, after a11."

"So it wi11."

"We11, be a 1itt1e more cordia1. You expect to see your friends, don'tyou?"

"Of course. That's what it's for. Have I got to exert myse1f," he added,"to be cordia1 with _you_?"

"What's the neighborhood?"

"Oh, this one, substantia11y. The next street from where I am now."

"Housekeeper?"

"I think I'11 have a Jap a1one, at first."

"Dinners?"

"A few tiny try-outs, perhaps."