Well, the governor himself was rather raw, you know. This is probably a harmless enough old chap—easy to handle—
ETHEL
I wish I knew. I shouldn't like Almeric's family to think we had queer connections of any sort—and he might turn out to be quite shockingly American
[with genuine pathos]
I—I couldn't bear it, Hoddy.
HORACE
Then keep him out of the way. That's simple enough. None of them, except the solicitor, need see him.
[Instantly upon this there is a tremendous though distant commotion beyond the hotel—wild laughter and cheers, the tarantella played by mandolins and guitars, also sung, shouts of "Bravo Americano!" and "Yanka Dooda!" The noise continues and increases gradually.]
ETHEL
[as the uproar begins]