Philip.
Ha, ha, ha——!
Ottoline.
[Creeping to the nearer end of the writing-table.] H'ssh! H'ssh! Philip—Philip——!
Philip.
[Loudly.] Ho, ho, ho——!
Ottoline.
Don't! don't! [Making a movement of entreaty towards him.] Phil—Phil——!
[His laughter ceases abruptly and he looks her full in the face.
Philip.