Salome.

This comes of stooping to the Military!

Sheba.

It serves us right—we’ve been trained for clergymen’s wives. I hate Nugent Darbey. I hope he may grow bald early!

Salome.

Gerald Tarver’s nose is inclined to pink—may it deepen and deepen till it frightens cows!

[Voices are heard from the curtained window recess.

Darbey.

[Outside.] Miss Jedd—Sheba!

Tarver.