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——