She gets the voice right every time, and that's really the principal thing." Tommy did not hear Boris's reply, but in response to it Whittington said something that sounded like: "Of course only in an emergency… ." Then he lost the thread again.
Boris usually mumbles when he speaks to strangers.
mnli hypothesis: Boris usually mumbles when he speaks to strangers. premise: She gets the voice right every time, and that's really the principal thing." Tommy did not hear Boris's reply, but in response to it Whittington said something that sounded like: "Of course only in an emergency… ." Then he lost the thread again.