Edna
That’s a beautiful name. It’s a lot nicer than mine, don’t you think?
Fred
It’s just a different name.
Edna
Is she blonde or brunette?
Fred
Both—I mean she’s redheaded. That is, I never paid much attention.
Edna
How old is she?
Fred
I don’t know.
Edna
Older than I am?
Fred
A little bit, I guess. I guess she must be. She’s been on the stage.
Edna
Putting across a little mild horror.
Honestly, Fred?
Fred
Yah, but don’t think—I mean, that don’t mean anything.
Edna
Oh, Fred, you want to be careful! Because you take a woman like she, that’s close to forty or more—
Fred
She ain’t forty.