The child’s mad!
Lady Macphail.
Stop the Strathspey! Stop the Strathspey!
[She hurries out, followed by Macphail.]
Sir Julian Twombley.
Mr. White, really you shouldn’t, you know.
[The music ceases.]
Valentine White.
Sir Julian, Lady Twombley, with your permission I shall go no further to avoid the shams of life. I have found one cool resting-place in this world where there is reality and sincerity. [With Imogen’s hands in his.] And I have found it in an advanced state of civilization.
[The Dowager pulls Imogen away.]