KATY. He never asked for you, ma’am. He always asked for Miss Mildred.
MRS. TILSBURY. But Miss Tilsbury’s friends are mine.
KATY. You just said you didn’t know him, ma’am; besides you were out a-playin’ Bridge every afternoon.
MR. TILSBURY. You do not seem to have been a very careful chaperone, Josephine. Who is this man?
MRS. TILSBURY. I don’t know. I never heard of him. Every one seems to have conspired to deceive me. (To KATY severely.) Tell Mr. Melvin that Miss Tilsbury is out.
MRS. BROWN. Would that be wise, Josephine? If he has been here every day this week, things must have gone pretty far. You don’t want to create opposition.
MR. TILSBURY. Melvin! What Melvin is that? Bring the card here, Katy. Edward Melvin, Harmony Club. Why he must be the president of the Cornering Trust Company. I can’t afford to have him turned out of the house. He’s a very strong man. You must treat him politely, Josephine.
MRS. TILSBURY. What am I to do? It’s one minute I must play the dragon and keep men away from Mildred, and the next minute that I must treat a man politely because he is of importance. I can’t ask men here to dinner and then put poison in their food.
MRS. BROWN. Never mind, dear. Let him come up here. I’ll help you out. He must be a better parti than Mr. Becker. I’ll try my fascinations on him.