"So many kinds of people," she said, with a shrug.
"Yes," said Selwyn lazily, "there are all kinds of kinds.

You remember that beautiful nature-poem: "'The sea-gull And the eagul And the dipper-dapper-duck And the Jew-fish And the blue-fish And the turtle in the muck; And the squir'l And the girl And the flippy floppy bat Are differ-ent As gent from gent.
So let it go at that!'" "What hideous nonsense," she laughed, in open encouragement; but he could recall nothing more--or pretended he couldn't.
"You asked me," he said, "whether I know Sudbury Gray.

I do, slightly.
What about him ?" And he waited, remembering Nina's suggestion as to that wealthy young man's eligibility.
"He's one of the nicest men I know," she replied frankly.
"Yes, but you don't know 'Boots' Lansing." "The gentleman who was bucked out of his footwear?
Is he attractive ?" "Rather.

Shrieks rent the air when 'Boots' left Manila." "Feminine shrieks ?" "Exclusively.

The men were glad enough.