DOLLY (sitting down on her right). —and Juliet.
PHILIP (taking his cup of tea from Mrs. Clandon). Yes, my dear mother: the old, old story. Dolly: don't take all the milk. (He deftly takes the jug from her.) Yes: in the spring—
DOLLY. —a young man's fancy—
PHILIP. —lightly turns to—thank you (to Mrs. Clandon, who has passed the biscuits) —thoughts of love. It also occurs in the autumn. The young man in this case is—
DOLLY. Valentine.
PHILIP. And his fancy has turned to Gloria to the extent of—
DOLLY. —kissing her—
PHILIP. —on the terrace—
DOLLY (correcting him). —on the lips, before everybody.
MRS. CLANDON (incredulously). Phil! Dolly! Are you joking? (They shake their heads.) Did she allow it?