Ackerman nodded glumly.
"Interesting," replied Laurie. "Imagine a real man who knows Tansie Lee
without becoming captivated by her rather lush charm."
"I don't go in for running around with married women," said Ackerman.
"You're not married?"
"No," he said.
Calvin interrupted what was getting uncomfortable to Ackerman. "What
happened then?" he asked. Les explained the rest, but omitted the
minute details of his interrupted love-scene. He did tell them--by way
of explanation--that his being in the company of Tansie Lee was due to
the fact that he did not know she was married.
"I'm beginning to understand," said Blaine.