Tom war so verblüfft, daß er nicht mal Geistesgegenwart genug hatte, zu sagen: ,,Wie's beliebt, Jungfer Naseweis," bis der rechte Augenblick vorüber war.
Tom was so stunned that he had not even presence of mind enough to say "Who cares, Miss Smarty?" until the right time to say it had gone by.