Jane. Suit yourself, Gloria. I have a son.

Gloria. And John is now?

Jane (hesitating—then with real enthusiasm). At a School for Socialism in Canterbury.

Gloria. A School for Socialism!

Jane. Yes, and until John's twentieth year there is completed he must remain in socialistic hands.

Gloria. You are not for socialism, Jane?

Jane. I am not enough interested in myself, Gloria, to be interested in others. However, I am for socialism till the advent of socialism, then I shall be for something else.

Gloria. And this school—had it a founder?

Jane. Yes, a Col. Christopher Crapsey. A really lovable man. The idea was wholly his, and wholly original too. The school has prospered and is now one of the largest in England. From all that I hear John is its prize pupil.

Gloria. But are you sure, Jane, that Crapsey is quite, quite reliable?