Ssh! Try not to be hasty; try to be reasonable. Listen to me——
Philip.
You—you mean me to understand that, in consequence of this wretched Titterton affair, you've changed your mind, and intend to chuck me!
Ottoline.
Yes, I mean you to understand that.
Philip.
[Turning from her indignantly.] Oh——!
Ottoline.
[Sitting in the chair by the smoking-table.] Philip—Philip—[He hesitates, then seats himself on the settee opposite to her. She speaks with great firmness and deliberation.] Philip, while you were lying awake last night, or walking about your room, didn't you—think?
Philip.