8"GOOD MORNING, MRS. Jones."
"Oh, good morning, Mrs. Smith. I'm so glad to see you. Have you brought your children?"
"Yes, I've brought both my twins. I have had another baby since I saw you last, but she came so suddenly that I haven't had time to make her any clothes yet. So I left her...How is your husband?"
"Oh, he is very well, thank you. At least he had an awful cold but Queen Victoria–she's my godmother, you know–sent him a case of pineapples and that cured it im–mediately. Is that your new servant?"
"Yes, her name's Gwen. I've only had her two days. Oh, Gwen, this is my friend, Mrs. Smith."
"Good morning, Mrs. Smith. Dinner won't be ready for about ten minutes."
"I don't think you ought to introduce me to the servant. I think I ought to just begin talking to her."
"Well, she
