[Fanny turns away.

AGNUS (madly)

Say you don’t! Say you don’t!

FANNY (impatiently)

No! But I’ll try to—hereafter. Let me go. You’re making a scene! (Wrenches herself away and goes out; he follows)

ONFROY (viciously)

He needs a guardian. (Points to laboratory) He leaves his wits in there: hat-checks his brains.

MRS. FELIX

But he hat-checks more brains than all of us carry around everywhere.

ONFROY