ANNETTE [gravely] Yes.
LUCIE. And you hid all that from me? I’m sorry, Annette.
ANNETTE. I’m so, so sorry. But it all came so gradually. I can hardly tell now exactly when it began. I even thought I was mistaken. And then—then—when we first dared to speak to one another about what we had never spoken of, though we both knew it so well—I knew I’d done wrong. But I was so ashamed I couldn’t tell you about it then.
LUCIE [tenderly] All the same it was very naughty of you, darling.
ANNETTE. Oh, don’t scold me! Please, please don’t scold me. If you only knew how I’ve repented—how unhappy I’ve been. Haven’t you noticed?
LUCIE. Yes. Then he’s spoken to his father and mother?
ANNETTE. Some time ago.
LUCIE. And they consent?
ANNETTE. They are coming this afternoon.