Kate—You wouldn’t even wish to die.

John—We shall learn.

Kate—Why bother?

John—[Abruptly rising.] You have posed for the madonna?

Kate—Every woman has.

John—You have done it better than most.

Kate—What do you mean?

John—I looked at it when I came in. [He picks up the photograph.]

Kate—Let it be—I was playing in the “Crown of Thorns,” an amateur theatrical.

John—Yes, I presumed it was amateur——