Well, Ruth, aren't you almost ready? "Just a moment, Alice. I can't seem to get my collar fastened in the back. I wish I'd used the old-fashioned hooks and eyes instead of those new snaps." "Oh, I think those snaps are just adorable " "Oh, Alice DeVere Using such an extreme expression " "What expression, Ruth?" "'Adorable ' You sometimes accuse me of using slang, and there you go-" "'Adorable' isn't slang," retorted Alice. "Oh, isn't it though? Since when?" "There you go yourself You're as bad as I am." "Well, it must be associating with you, then," sighed Ruth.