VANDERLIP
I won't be able to make that waltz, I—(Breaks off suddenly.)
MRS. EPPINGWELL
Why, you, of all men, are not going home early?
VANDERLIP
No—I—that is—
(Looks at card, studies it profoundly, as though it would get him out of his difficulty.)
Why, yes, of course we can have that waltz together. I thought it was already engaged, that was all.
(Enter Capt. Eppingwell, who comes up to them, still in domino.)