I built the bridge over the river; and--" She nodded.

"Yes, the bridge is good; but they say you are a schemer," she added suggestively.
"Certainly.

But if I have schemes which'll do good, I ought to be supported.

I don't mind what they call me, so long as they don't call me too late for dinner." They both laughed.

It was seldom he talked like this, and never had he talked to such a listener before.