I wonder if the operator was listening in while he whispered sweet nothings down the line?

Transcript:

Mr Bugg holds a telephone receiver, its cord leading to a telephone pole. The wire stretches to Mrs Buggs’s receiver, from which hearts are pouring, indicating something sweet is being said.

The text reads: “Junebugg 20, 1877: Alexander Graham Bugg installs the first commercial Bugglephone in Ontaribugg, Canabugg.”