Premise: Is there a prospect of it ? '<br>and Mrs Jo peered at him with the interest which even literary ladies take in love affairs .<br>` Not at present , thank you .<br>I 'm too busy `` to gallivant '' , as Ted calls it .<br>How is the boy ? '<br>asked Dan , skilfully turning the conversation , as if he had had enough of sentiment .
Hypothesis: the boy dan speaks of has have had love affairs