Leslie.
Fond of him! Fond is a poor weak word. If I could realize my dearest desire I would be my husband’s slave.
Mrs. Stonehay.
All new wives who have money and many domestic servants say that.
Leslie.
Ah, but I would, truly. Do you know what it is to suffer keenly from over-kindness?
Irene.
I thought that was a malady the Faculty had succeeded in stamping out.
Leslie.