“Yes,” Howell affirmed soberly, taking the question as nothing less than serious – but also entirely obvious. A fool could have guessed.
The next question was a better one, probably; Howell was beginning to feel a restless itch at the reason for all these questions, because usually people just bought some and left him be by now. Was the sweetshop owner also a cheese connoisseur? “Melts pretty well.” He pointed out one of the creamiest ones with a murmur. And then, in something quite out of his usual habit, Howell opened his mouth and asked a question back. “Why?”
The next question was a better one, probably; Howell was beginning to feel a restless itch at the reason for all these questions, because usually people just bought some and left him be by now. Was the sweetshop owner also a cheese connoisseur? “Melts pretty well.” He pointed out one of the creamiest ones with a murmur. And then, in something quite out of his usual habit, Howell opened his mouth and asked a question back. “Why?”
