I don't know if you have noticed this, but it is quite possible for two human beings to have a conversation in which one or both parties involved has absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

“Dexter,' Debs said, jerking her head at me. 'Get some smelling salts or somethi…”

“It was clear to me that it wouldn't matter what I did - they would never truly …”

“Squared away, oh yes, a completely Harry idea of how life is lived, with hospit…”

“What, in all very seriousness, the hell was going on?”