PIM. It's very kind of you, Mrs. Marden, but—
DINAH. Oh, you simply must, Mr. Pim. You haven't told us half enough about yourself yet. I want to hear all about your early life.
OLIVIA. Dinah!
PIM. Oh, we are almost, I might say, old friends, Mrs. Marden.
DINAH. Of course we are. He knows Brian, too. There's more in Mr. Pim than you think. You will stay to lunch, won't you?
PIM. It's very kind of you to ask me, Mrs. Marden, but I am lunching with the Trevors.
OLIVIA. Oh, well, you must come to lunch another day.
DINAH. The reason why we like Mr. Pim so much is that he was the first person to congratulate us. We feel that he is going to have a great influence on our lives.
PIM (to OLIVIA). I, so to speak, stumbled on the engagement this morning and—er—
OLIVIA. I see. Children, you must go and tidy yourselves up. Run along.