ANNE. Of necessity I must stay here—for the present.
LATIMER. Well, that settles Anne.... Nicholas?
NICHOLAS. I stay here too—(looking at ANNE) from choice.
LATIMER. Well, that settles Nicholas.... Leonard?
(DOMINIC, followed by all the Staff, comes in, together with a collection of mustard-baths, plasters, eucalyptus, etc., etc.)
LATIMER (looking round at the interruption). Ah!... And this will settle Leonard.
(It settles him.)
ACT III[157]
Three days later, and evening again. ANNE is busy with a pencil and paper, an A.B.C., and her purse. She is trying to work out how much it costs to go home, and subtracting three and fourpence ha’penny from it. Having done this, she puts the paper, pencil, and purse in her bag, returns the A.B.C. to its home, and goes towards the door. One gathers that she has come to a decision.
ANNE (calling). Nich-o-las!