Emil set a package on the sofa next to Mary. "Hullo, dear, open it first."
She undid it to find new boots. "How handsome!"
As she unlaced her old shoe to try on the new, he said, "Before the Brenda sank you showed me how shabby yours were, so I hunted up these."
"It fits so well." She placed her foot in the second boot, but "Something's in there." When she turned it upside down, a glittering ring fell into her hand. "Asking a question you already know the answer to," Mary scolded. "You're a rascal, and I love it."