LOTH
You were at boarding-school, weren't you?
HELEN
My mother decided that I be sent—on her death-bed.
LOTH
Was your sister there with you?
HELEN
No, she was always at home … And so when, four years ago, I came back from school, I found a father—who … a step-mother—who … a sister … guess, can't you guess what I mean!
LOTH
I suppose your step-mother is quarrelsome? Perhaps jealous? unloving?