Quex.

There were flowers.

Frayne.

I know—I know! Nearly twenty years ago, and the faint scent of the Gardenia Florida remains in my nostrils!

Quex.

Quite so. Would you like to—?

Frayne.

[Sitting.] No, no—you. Excuse me. You go on.

Quex.

[Sitting on the edge of the table, looking down upon Frayne.] When I proposed to Miss Eden I was certain—even while I was stammering it out—I was certain that my infernal evil character—