"Of course, my girl, I'm busy--but then I'm always busy.

They run me to death here.

Still, it was very kind of your friends, and of course--" "Thank you, Mr.Henshaw." She clasped her hands to her breast and gazed raptly into the face of her coy listener.
"Of course I'll have to have help on the details, but it starts off kind of like this.

You see I'm a Hawaiian princess--" She paused, gazing aloft.
"Yes, yes, Miss Montague--an Hawaiian princess.

Go on, go on!" "Oh, excuse me; I was thinking how I'd dress her for the last spool in the big fire scene.