"So they could remember the day," the old lady had replied.

"I supposed you had something to say to me in private," replied the lady.

"I have a great deal to say to you," the lady replied.

"I see no one but you here before me," the lady replied.

"Let's not get ahead of our story," the old lady replied.

"I can tell you in a minute," the old lady replied.

"That also is a strange thing to say," replied the Lady.

"A woman in white, obviously," I said, before the lady could reply.

"Things being two when they are one," replied the Lady decisively.

The lady drew herself up and replied with warmth: "I was not."