(The door at back is opened by a maid, and Theodore enters followed by Primrose. Mrs. Wheedles slips quietly out.)
ADAM CHERRY
(Greeting Theodore.) Where's Mrs. Ben Dixon?
THEODORE TRAVERS.
She'll be here in a minute. It occurred to her when we got to Paddington Station that she hadn't had any lunch, and that this wasn't a scene to be gone through on an empty stomach. So we left her there laying in a beefsteak and a bottle of stout. Miss Deane has come with us. She thought she would like to see Nelly.
PRIMROSE DEANE.
(Advancing and shaking hands with Cherry.) Yes, Mr. Cherry. Do you know if she's in?
ADAM CHERRY.
She's upstairs all alone, my dear. She'll be so pleased to see you, I know.