Selina: Aren’t you sure?
Thompson: Well, in a manner of speaking, yes, Miss Selina.
Selina: Why do you always say you believe when you know, Thompson?
Thompson: My father always said to me, miss, a good servant should never presume to be sure. He should avoid conveying information as if he were instructing his betters.
Lord William: A wise man, your father, Thompson—if only people could get it into their heads that each time they are right somebody loves them less. How is her ladyship?
Thompson: Overworking, m’lord.
Lord William: What at?
[Sits settee L.
Thompson: Other people, m’lord.