Irene.
[Crushing the letter in her hand.] Thank you—I—— Leslie! you are right—save me—save me!
Leslie.
Irene!
Irene.
I knew that my next meeting with Lord Dangars could not be long delayed, and I taught myself to think of it coldly and callously. But, now that the moment has come, and I am to lay my hand in his and look him in the face—a woman willing to sell herself—every nerve in my body is on fire with the shame of it and I can’t, I can’t fall so utterly!
Leslie
Dear Irene, I knew I should save you!
Irene.