GERTRUDE. So am I.
MADELINE. Gertrude!—You—you—
GERTRUDE. Madeline!—You—
MADELINE. I—I—
GERTRUDE. I—
BOTH. O—O-h! [Bursting into tears and rushing into each other's arms, sobbing, then suddenly kissing each other vigorously.
KERCHIVAL. I say, Bob, if the North and South do fight, that will be the end of it.
GERTRUDE. I've got something to say to you, Madeline, dear. [Confidentially and turning with her arms about her waist. The girls sit, talking earnestly.
ELLINGHAM. Kerchival, old boy! There's—there's something I'd like to say to you before we part to-day.
KERCHIVAL. I'd like a word with you, also!