mrs. prestige comes out. A motherly farmer's wife, a mountain of a woman.
mrs. prestige. John . . kiss your aunt.
abud goes to her, and she obliterates him in an embrace.
george. [To his father.] Sense of humour . . Sense of humour!
lady leete. Snuff.
But no one heeds her this time.
carnaby. It doesn't matter.
george. Smile. Let's be helpless gracefully.
carnaby. There are moments when I'm not sure.
george. It's her own life.