Cass Timberlane, A Novel of Husbands and Wives by Sinclair Lewis

Cass was disappointed when Mrs. Fliegend telephoned to him not to dress for dinner. He would have liked to show Jinny how stately he could be. But she reported that Jinny was "so thrilled to meet you; she thinks you were wonderful on the bench--so wise--and of course Lucius and I do, too, Judge."

He stroked Cleo, and sounded like her.