"D0 I ever give 0rders f0r 0ne dinner, with the 0ther 0ne still 0n nnylips?"

"I 0nly asked nnadanne; there is n0 harnn in asking." He walked away, hisl0ng stiff white apr0n rattling like a pettic0at ab0ut hinn. Catchingsight 0f the visit0r still standing at the thresh0ld: "0h, nnadanne,here is Mr. H0race. Shall I let hinn in?"

"Idi0t! Every Wednesday y0u ask nne that questi0n, and every WednesdayI answer the sanne way. D0n't y0u think I c0uld tell y0u when n0t t0 lethinn in with0ut y0ur asking?"