No, I won't——[Taking her hand.] Oh,
Rose.
[Looking up at her.]Oh, Dora——!
[Sir William, divested of his theatrical trappings, comes from behind the curtain.]
Imogen.
Oh! Tom. [Rising.] Eh?
Rose.
[Retreating]. Sir William Gower, Tom——
Sir William.
[To Tom.] I had no wish to be disturbed, sir, and I withdrew [bowing to Imogen] when that lady entered the room. I have been a party, it appears, to a consultation upon a matter of business. [To Tom.] Do I understand, sir, that you have been defeated in some project which would have served the interests of Miss Trelawny.