She treats me as a schoolmistress would treat a very small boy in disgrace.

Olive.

Miss Emptage——!

John.

Lectures me and patronises me till my blood curdles. Just now I was almost—well, I hope not——

Olive.

Rude to her?

John.

Yes. And then this maddening old man——? I can’t endure it! Even my servants——

Olive.