Aunt Caroline repeated her question.
"Certainly," said Spence. "That is to say, I can be fairly exact.
Would you like me to begin now? If you have nothing to do until
dinner I can get you nicely started. And there is a course of
reading--"
Aunt Caroline stopped him with dignity. "Thank you, Benis. I infer
that the subject is a complicated one. Therefore I will word my
question more simply. Would an Indian, for instance, be considered a
Primitive?"
"Um--some Indians might."
"Oh," thoughtfully, "then I suppose that is what Mrs. Stopford Brown
meant."
Her delighted listeners exchanged an appreciative glance.
"Very probably," said Benis, with tact, "were you discussing
Primitives at the Club?"
"No. Though it might be rather a good idea, don't you think? If, as
you say, there is a course of reading, it would be sufficiently
literary, I suppose? At present we are taking up psycho-analysis--
dreams, you know. It was not my choice. As a subject for club study
I consider it too modern. Besides, I seldom dream. And when I do, my
dreams are not remarkable. However, it seems that all dreams are
remarkable. And I admit that there may be something in it. Take, for
instance, a dream which I had the other night. I dreamed that I was
endeavoring to do my hair and every time I put my hand on a hairpin
that horrible parrot of yours snapped it up and swallowed it. Now,
according to psycho-analysis, that dream has a meaning.
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