Sir Fletcher Portwood.

I wish your choice of expressions was a little happier, Claude——

Mrs. Cloys.

The boy is right; and we must get out of this as quickly as possible.

Sir Fletcher Portwood.

Yes, yes; yes, yes.

Claude.

But I don’t believe the woman will have the daring effrontery to show her face to us; to me—the brother!

Mrs. Cloys.

If she does appear, Fletcher, how on earth are we to explain our visit?