Mrs. Eden.
Why not my Gilchrist—or let us share her?
No, no; the housemaid who assisted me into this gown—
Lady Owbridge.
Chalmers? well, there's Chalmers, certainly. But I fear that Chalmers has hot hands. Or Denham—no, Denham is suffering from a bad knee. Of course, there's Bruce! Bruce is painfully near-sighted—- but would Bruce do? Or little Atkins—?
Sophy.
[Stepping from behind the bench, and confronting Lady Owbridge—in a quiet voice.] Or I, my lady?
Lady Owbridge.
You, my dear?