I want to see 'em both, but it's the girl I'm rilly looking for.
HORACE
[trembling, but speaking even more haughtily]
Will you be good enough to state any possible reason why Miss Granger-Simpson should see you?
PIKE
[in profound surprise, yet mildly]
Reason—why, yes—I'm her guardian.
[ETHEL lifts her hand to her forehead as if dizzy. MADAME DE CHAMPIGNY puts an arm around her. ETHEL recovers herself and stands rigidly, staring at PIKE.]
HORACE
[staggered]