CAPT. EPPINGWELL
The Ever-Victorious-One beaten! Impossible! I'll not believe it.
MRS. EPPINGWELL
I am, just the same. Here I have been trying to save Floyd Vanderlip, counteracting that evil woman's influence, having him to tea and dinner and giving him no end of my time, and Flossie isn't here yet, and he runs away with Freda Mo-loof to-night. It's all arranged, and everything.
CAPT. EPPINGWELL
But—but—wait a minute. Enlighten me. I am only a poor traveller. Who is this Flossie? And why shouldn't this Vanderlip-man—whoever he is—run away if he wants to?
MRS. EPPINGWELL
How ridiculous of me! I forget you've been away. You know who Freda Moloof is?
CAPT. EPPINGWELL
Surely, surely. She has the most magnificent furs and the most magnificent dogs in all Alaska. A fascinating creature, I—er—understand. She plays with men as a child plays with bubbles.