Lord William: That Ann goes about endowing people with her own qualities. Very unfair to the poor things, of course, as they have to revert to type sooner or later.
Tim: I don’t know—if she can breathe some of her own spirit into them they must be permanently enriched.
[Mrs. Martineau, Mr. Molyneux and Mr. Jordan are shown in. General greetings.
[Mrs. Martineau introduces Jordan to Lord William and Selina.
Lord William: Did you come down by train?
Jordan: Yes.
Mrs. Martineau: There was a most charming man in the carriage—quite drunk. He looked round at us all and said: “I’m glad I’m not here.”
Molyneux: Unfortunately he got out at the next station, which must have taken the edge off his enjoyment.
Mrs. Martineau: Where is Ann?