Selina: Mr. Jordan, do you think that this is the right atmosphere in which to bring up a young girl?
Mrs. Martineau: We shall drive you to romance.
Selina: And then what will become of me?
Lord William: You will return to us, my dear.
Selina: I can’t think why Ann has you in the house.
Lord William: I am her uncle. She believes that Molly has a heart of gold. Mrs. Martineau played with her in the nursery. Tim is a saint, and Jordan, as he told you, takes some women and some things seriously. Ann is the woman and she selects the things.
[Enter Lady Emily Cathcart.
Lady Emily: Where is Ann?
Mrs. Martineau: Still at her Red Cross meeting.
Lord William: Emily, as a maiden lady of immaculate reputation——