JOHN. Aha!
MAGGIE. Now be practical. Do you withdraw from the bargain, or do you not?
JOHN [on reflection]. It’s a bargain.
MAGGIE. Then so be it.
DAVID [hurriedly]. And that’s settled. Did you say you would take it hot, Mr. Shand?
JOHN. I think I’ll take it neat.
[The others decide to take it hot, and there is some careful business here with the toddy ladles.]
ALICK. Here’s to you, and your career.
JOHN. Thank you. To you, Miss Maggie. Had we not better draw up a legal document? Lawyer Crosbie could do it on the quiet.
DAVID. Should we do that, or should we just trust to one another’s honour?