It is our duty to our friends. Do you think if anything serious happened to me, my friends wouldn’t like to hear of it without delay? Julian! [Sir Julian writes.] Besides, it will be current talk at the dance to-morrow night.
Lady Macphail.
The dance! Aye! To-morrow night they shall see a Macphail lead the Strathspey with the girl who is to be his bride!
Imogen.
No, indeed they won’t!
Lady Macphail.
What!
Imogen.
I can’t make myself so supremely ridiculous.
Lady Macphail.