Austin. [After a quick, sharp look at Geoffrey, who shakes his head once emphatically.] It must have escaped my mind.
Jinny. That's very likely! Going to Brooklyn's the sort of thing one talks about and dreads for days.
Austin. Well, Jinny, that will bear postponement, and my conversation with Geoffrey won't; will you please leave us together here for a while?
Jinny. And what about the theatre?
Austin. What theatre?
Jinny. Oh, you've forgotten entirely my little birthday party! Thanks!
Austin. Oh, Jinny! I did! Forgive me! I'm awfully sorry! I've got a lot on my mind to-day.
[Tries to put his arms about her and kiss her. She pushes herself away from him, refusing to let him kiss her.
Jinny. Yes—I know you have— [At door Left.] —I'll leave you two to your confidences. You can trust Geof; he just now refused to betray you.
[Austin only looks at her fixedly, seriously. She looks back at him with bravado. Then she deliberately crosses the room, gets the cable, and recrosses with it and goes out Left.