Hilda
And when it comes—if he falters—I’ll give him these notes of that wonderful speech you made at the International Conference in 1910. (Picking it up.) I was looking through it only this morning.
White
(Troubled)
Oh, that speech.
Hilda
(Glancing through it with enthusiasm)
“All wars are imperialistic in origin. Do away with overseas investments, trade routes, private control of ammunition factories, secret diplomacy....”
White
Don’t you see that’s all dead wood?