Tim: You’d better see him, hadn’t you? We’ll go.

[Ann nods yes.

[Selina kisses her silently.

[Lord William stays behind a second; takes her in his arms.

Lord William: I understand, my darling, but believe me he’s not worth it.

[Lord William and Jordan meet in the door and bow, but do not shake hands.

[There is a pause.

Ann (nervously): Philip, you look so strange.

Philip (with a bitter laugh): Strange!

Ann: Set and hard, with a different voice, not your voice for me.