“You have a smart mouth,” he said.

“Why, thank you,” she told him.

“I meant I didn’t like the way you argued with me,” he said,

“How you spoke your mind.”

“But if I didn’t speak my mind, what would I say?” she asked.

“You could say you love me,” he said.

“I do love you. You know that,” she said,

“But wouldn’t you rather I also said some other things, too?”

“See, there you go, arguing with me again,” he said.

“But I wasn’t,” she insisted. “I was just making a point.”

“Why bother?” he told her. “Your point is pointless.”

“That’s not true,” she said. “I have a lot of important things to say.”

“What you’re saying sure doesn’t sound important.” he said.

“Hmmph,” she answered, “And you think I have the smart mouth?’