Miss Fairfield. Not now.
Margaret. [On the defensive] I don’t know what you mean, Aunt Hester!
Miss Fairfield. Let us rather thank God that he has come back in time.
Margaret. [Uneasy] In time? In time?
Miss Fairfield. To snatch a brand from the burning.
Margaret. I’m a free woman. I’ve got my divorce.
Miss Fairfield. Whom God hath joined let no man put asunder.
Margaret. [At bay] I’m a free woman. I’m going to marry Gray Meredith. This is a trap! Sydney!
Miss Fairfield. Is this talk for a young girl to hear?