(Curtain falls on the three men looking at each other silently.)
ACT III.
(Hallway of the DeSmythe house. Flowers on extra tables, cards attached. Door bell in vestibule rings constantly; flowers and packages arriving. Maude's picture hat, gloves and fan on chair. Mr. Bulbus on ladder, measuring the wall. Katherine enters and re-enters, with flowers and gifts. Miss Hoppenhoer flits in and out. Everybody nervous.)
Katherine The bill's been a-ringin' all morning like that. (arranges flowers).
Mr. B. I should think you'd be tired. Ain't yer?
Katherine No, it's as exciting as a wedding.
Mr. B. You wimmen like weddin's. I never see a woman as didn't.
Katherine (wonderingly). Are you going to decorate the hall?
Mr. B. (largely). Of course,–palms and ropes of smilax–