MRS. BROWN. I am sure I don’t care what the reason was. I will leave that to Mrs. Thom. I only want to know if Mr. Becker is unattached, and I can’t go around enquiring about him so I want you to. A married woman ought to be able to find out everything from her husband.
MRS. TILSBURY. I think it was Mrs. Thom whom I heard make that reference to primitive man. She or some other Suffragist. She was trying to urge the women to be more co-operative. Well, I will ask George sometime if he knows anything about Mr. Becker’s private life, but, for my own part, I like Mr. Van Tousel best, you know. There’s the bell now. That must be he. I’ll go and put on my coat.
MRS. BROWN. Are they both coming this afternoon?
MRS. TILSBURY. No, only Mr. Van Tousel. Mr. Becker had another engagement, but he is coming here later for tea.
(Enter KATY with a card on a salver.)
MRS. TILSBURY. Who is it, Katy? Bring me the card. Mr. Edward Melvin. I don’t know him. He must have come to the wrong house when he intended calling on someone else. Take the card back to the gentleman and tell him he has made a mistake.
KATY. He asked for Miss Tilsbury, ma’am. I thought she was here. She must be in her room. I will take the card to her.
MRS. TILSBURY. But Miss Tilsbury can’t know him either, if I don’t. There must be a mistake somewhere.
KATY. I think Miss Tilsbury knows him, ma’am. He has been here every day this week.
MRS. TILSBURY. What! And you never told me.