(With his old swagger_) All right! Anybody's there, I'll deal with 'em—I'll manage myself all right! You watch me!

He goes to the front door and opens it.

BELSIZE (at the door, jovially): Hello, Dan! How's things?

DAN (letting him in and shutting the door): Not so bad….

He brings BELSIZE into the room.

BELSIZE (as OLIVIA goes): Afternoon, Miss Grayne!

OLIVIA (putting on her spectacles): How do you do….

She makes an effort to compose herself and hurries across to the sun-room. BELSIZE'S attitude is one of slightly exaggerated breeziness: DAN'S is one of cheerful naivete almost as limpid as on his first appearance.

BELSIZE: Bearing up, eh?

DAN: Yes, sir, bearin' up, you know….