DUPONT. That’s right. At the same time, I have no intention of going from one extreme to the other. There will be no question of asking her to stay, or even of inviting her to dinner. That is agreed, is it not?
CAROLINE. Yes. And now I am going downstairs to the office. [She goes out].
DUPONT. You, Julie, had better go to your room. [She goes]. In ten minutes she will be here.
MME. DUPONT. Well, I must say if she were my daughter, I should have been at the station long ago.
DUPONT. Do you suppose I haven’t wanted to go?
MME. DUPONT. Why didn’t you, then?
DUPONT. What would people say? Everyone knows me here. On the platform I should have met a dozen people who would have asked me whom I was meeting. And, besides, all things considered, it looks more dignified to receive her here. [Pondering] I’ve been asking myself for the last fortnight what I should say when we do meet.
MME. DUPONT. Give her a kiss. The rest will come easily.
DUPONT. You think I should kiss her?
MME. DUPONT. Yes.