He (aside). It is producing an effect.
She. But I am not afraid of you, if I am a weak woman and you are a strong man.
He (aside). It is going all right.—(Aloud, fiercely.) Answer me at once! Is this Carey married?
She. I believe he is.
He. You believe! Don’t you know? Does his wife act with these strollers? Have you not seen her?
She. I have never seen her. She and her husband are like the two buckets in a well: they never turn up together. They meet only to clash, and one is always throwing cold water on the other.
He. And Harry Wylde! Is he married?
She. Yes; and his wife is always keeping him in hot water.
He. And so he comes to you for consolation?