But the Senator offered a darker analysis in an earlier conversation.

Obviously, someone had told the woman how he felt about their earlier conversation.

She tried returning to their earlier conversation, but he no longer wanted her comfort.

When she refused, he reminded her of an earlier conversation.

That thought brought her earlier conversation with Wesley back into focus.

I think both of us remember an earlier conversation we had along those lines.

It takes me a moment to realize that he's returned to our earlier conversation.

"Our earlier conversation was certainly not dinner talk," he began.

In another, he has an early conversation with his future wife.

For some reason, that brought to mind my earlier conversation with Bunny.