[Agnus folds his arms also and does not stir.
THE DEVIL (to Agnus)
Best thing—if the police should look in—
AGNUS (unhappily)
What do I care for the police—or anything—now!
FANNY (to The Devil in a dangerously cold tone)
I have asked for an explanation!
THE DEVIL (irritated)
Oh, don’t try to Sarah Bernhardt it, Fanny. You haven’t the talent. Amateurs trying to be dramatic are only comic.
FANNY (turning suddenly to Doll Blondin with a “woman-to-woman-no-foolishness” air) What are you doing in this house? Are you the new housekeeper, or the parlor-maid?