Miss Woodward.
Indeed I am not.
Gunning.
Oh yes, you are. And further, a certain womanly graciousness will prevent your going. You are saying to yourself, “Mr. Gunning has evinced a genuine interest in me. It would be cattish of me to refuse him a few minutes’ talk.”
Miss Woodward.
[Slowly comes to sofa and puts her books down.] I certainly don’t wish to be cattish.
Gunning.
Of course not.
Miss Woodward.