LUCIE [shewing him out] Then you will really come to see my babies?
HOURTIN. Most certainly. [Lucie goes out with him].
MADELEINE. Well, my dear brother-in-law, what do you say to that?
BRIGNAC [shrugging his shoulders] Oh, if I had wanted to answer him—
MADELEINE. Why didn’t you?
BRIGNAC. Surely you can see that I was not going to annoy a man whom we want to consult professionally. [A pause. He looks at his watch. Lucie returns] Well, five o’clock. I’m off to the club for my game of dominoes. Ta, ta. You dine here, Madeleine, of course?
MADELEINE. No; I can’t. We’ve some official people to go to in the evening. But I’ll look in for news of the chicks.
BRIGNAC. Very well. I’ll upset all Dr. Hourtin’s theories for you in five seconds. You wait and see.
MADELEINE. All right.