"How's everything going at school?"
"Fabulous."
"Well, that's fine. What's new around town?"
"Oh, lots. Janice is going steadily with Ralph.
Jo Ann is pinned to Al, and Donna and Joe broke up."
"Uh huh. Well, what I wanted to ask you is: are you doing anything Christmas Eve?"
"Who wants to know?"
"Well, I do."
"Well, maybe I am and maybe I'm not."
"What kind of an answer is that?"
"What kind of a question is 'Are you doing anything Christmas Eve?"
"Oh, for God's sake. Would you like to go out with me Christmas Eve?"
"Wait a minute, I'll have to check. What date is that?"
"Decem...Oh, forget it."
"Well, for heaven's sake. I ask a simple question, and you blow your top. Sure, Harvard man, just call up in the middle of the night and expect me to have everything right at my finger tips."
