“Polly,areyouafraidofdiphtheria?”
“OfnothingintheworldexceptsmallpoxDiphtheriakills,butitdoesn’tdisfigureWhydoyouask?”
“Becauseth~Bentbabyhasgotit,andthewholehotelisupsidedowninconsequenceTheWaddyhas’setherfiveyoungontherail’andfledTheDancingMasterfearsforhispreciousthroat,andthatmiserablelittlewoman,hiswife,hasnonotionofwhatoughttobedoneShewantedtoputitintoamustardbath-forcroup!”
“Wheredidyoulearnallthis?”
“Justnow,ontheMallDrHowlentoldmeTheManagerofthehotelisabusingtheBents,andtheBentsareabusingthemanagerTheyareafecklesscouple。”