(A pause)
And then you'll always know
There's never been a man in Foreston
Been loved as he has been.
Mrs. Egerton.
But he's so young!
And his work—He'd just begun. So little chance!
Nurse.
I've nursed so many cases of old men,
And men in prosperous circumstances, too,
Who've had no friends at all, just relatives.
(Mrs. Egerton walks about)
Nurse.
And friends are so much closer, don't you think?
Mrs. Egerton.