(Sweetly)
Then I’m forgiven?
Mrs. Frowde
I think you must have seen my friends did not remain after you arrived.
Miss Stannard
I’m very sorry; but it is they you should criticize for being so frightfully inconsiderate of you. (With a sudden firmness) And now Mrs. Frowde, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?
Mrs. Frowde
(Controlling herself with difficulty)
I feel a strong desire to give it, only I hardly think you would like me to speak before——
Miss Stannard