Greeley said: "What the hell is the matter with you two—quarrelling over liquor? I can drink anything that comes out of a bottle."
Mayola disengaged herself. She came over towards Greeley. She said: "Look, Horace, do you fancy yourself as a drinker?"
Greeley said: "Well, I'm not so bad. I'll drink with anybody."
"Yes?" said Mayola. "And how much can you drink without getting drunk?"
Greeley said: "I don't know. I can't remember when I was drunk."
Mayola was twiddling the rather large cameo ring on the third finger of her left hand. She turned it over. She turned it over so that the cameo was underneath.
Foden, who was leaning against the sideboard with the bottle in his hand, said: "You don't mean to tell me, Horace, that you can't get drunk?"
Greeley said: "I don't know about that.
