It was a private conversation , so we can only imagine what was said, based upon our knowledge of the events discussed and the personalities of the pair.
Marjorie, always a bit of a coquette , never more than when she has news like this, came in to talk to Henry just before New Year's Eve 1940 :
"I've been to see the doctor and..." a teasing, girlish lilt leaves the sentence unfinished.