Of course, I see a lot of him at the Clubs. That is to say, I used to when I was still a Club man.

Gunning.

Which now you are not?

Parbury.

Which now I am not! What does a man want with a Club when he has a home of his own?

Gunning.

Excellent sentiment; but neither the sentiment nor the words are your own, Clement. [Their eyes meet and they burst into laughter.] I know, I know; “and what does a man want with men friends when he has a wife of his own,” and “the husband’s old friends are the wife’s worst enemies,” and “what I say about Clubs is, down with them!”

[Laughs, sits on sofa, L.C.

Parbury.