Thompson: Dinner is served, m’lady.
[General bustle.
Curtain for Ten Seconds
Scene II
Curtain rises as Ann, Lady Emily, Mrs. Martineau and Selina come out of the dining-room.
Lady Emily: Could anything be more Prussian than a dinner-party? The same courses succeeding one another night after night, just as if cooking were regulated by staff officers. In vain one longs for mustard with mutton.
Ann (to Mrs. Martineau): What a lovely dress, Mabel.
Mrs. Martineau: I am so glad you like it.
Ann: You are always so beautifully dressed.