Sitting on the settee in front of the writing-table. All said an’ done, to be Lady F., with no need to work if you’re not disposed to, is better than bein’ Mrs. Captain Jeyes an’ ’avin’ to linger on the stage, p’r’aps, till you drop, to ’elp keep the pot a’ boilin’. Opening her eyes widely. Lady F.!
Roper.
Coming to her. And Countess of Godalming when his father dies.
Mrs. Upjohn.
I s’pose there’d be any amount of unpleasantness with the fam’ly?
Roper.
Disdainfully. The family!
Mrs. Upjohn.
There’s generally a rumpus in sech cases.
Roper.