ann. I wonder will it be a boy or a girl.

george. Poor weak woman.

sarah. Be grateful to her.

ann. A baby is a wonderful thing.

sarah. Babyhood in the abstract . . . beautiful.

ann. Even kittens . . .

She stops, and then in rather childish embarrassment, moves away from them.

sarah. Don't shudder, George.

george. I have no wish to be a father. Why?