ADAM CHERRY.
(He closes the door and returns to Nelly.) That woman never wants to go to the seaside, you know. She has a salt-water bath every day.
NELLY MORRIS.
Poor old soul. I think she gets all her enjoyment out of being miserable.
ADAM CHERRY.
Yes, and you can't say she's selfish with it either. Oh, I just came up to bring you this (showing book in his hand)—"Gray's Anatomy." I came across it in turning over some old books of mine. It's—it's the book your brother was saying he wanted, isn't it?
NELLY MORRIS.
(Smiling as she looks at the palpably new volume.) You keep your "old books" nice and clean, Mr. Cherry.
ADAM CHERRY.
(A little confused.) Yes. I—I'm very careful of my books.