goutman swimmeth

Coffee in the Cafe Des Beaux Parvenus at Newbridge Silverware.

I'm with the Mammy.

"Do you notice any diffence in me?" I ask the aged parent.

"Why would I?" quoth she.

"I've been going swimming every day for a week," I tell her.

"It'll take a month to make any difference," avers she.

"You mean you can't see any difference?" appeals me.

She eyes me carefully.

"Well," sez she. "You look sort of cleaner. You know. Like an army officer. All dapper."

I appear momentarily distrait.

"Ah Lil," I cry. "There's no need to get insulting."