MISS PERKINS
I never thought to be ashamed of my own mother.
MR PERKINS
Wantin’ in the very el’ments of morality. I wonder ’ow Sossiety ’d get on if they was all like you.
MRS PERKINS
Polly, put up that blind. It’s a bit chilly with them broken panes.
MISS PERKINS
Most unladylike as well.
[They settle down into their chairs again. Mrs Perkins takes up her darning and Mr Perkins the paper. After putting up the blind Miss Perkins returns to her puzzle.