So you could be here with—him?
MRS. CURTIS
I—I believe so.
LANCELOT (dismally)
Oh, my!
INGOLDSBY
Madam, what you say doesn’t excuse this person’s eavesdropping.
THE MYSTERIOUS VOICE (belligerently)
Why doesn’t it? A lady’s got a right to keep her engagement a secret as long as she wants to, hasn’t she? There are people in this hotel that would know all about it if they saw her with me. (With some bitterness.) That’s why she said to meet her here, because it’s so quiet!
INGOLDSBY