[Taking his hand as he passes her.
Austin. Good-by!
[He goes out Right.
Mrs. Cullingham. If it's time for him, it's certainly time for you. I won't keep you a minute!
Jinny. No, really we've plenty of time,— [both sit on sofa.] Wasn't it a lovely wedding!
Mrs. Cullingham. I never saw a sweeter, my dear! And it was perfectly elegant! Simply great!
Jinny. And isn't Jack—
Mrs. Cullingham. He is! And so are you! In fact I've been telling your mother I don't know how to thank you both. You've asked me to-day to meet the swellest crowd I've ever been in where I was invited, and didn't have to buy tickets, and felt I had a right to say something besides "excuse me," and "I beg your pardon." Of course, I've sat next to them all before in restaurants and at concerts, but this time I felt like the real thing myself, and I shall never forget it! If you or your husband ever want any mining tips, come to me; what my husband don't know about mines isn't worth knowing!
Jinny. I'm as glad as I can be if you've had a good time, and you mustn't feel indebted to us. Ever since we met in Egypt that winter, mamma and I have always felt you were one of our best friends.
Mrs. Cullingham. Of course you know it isn't for my own sake I'm doing these stunts to get into Society. It's all for my boy. He's got to have the best—or the worst, however you look at it! [Laughing.] Anyway, I want him to have a chance at it, and it belongs to him through his father, for my first husband was a real swell!