NELLY MORRIS.
He's working so hard you see—so terribly hard. He'll be able to rest a bit when he's passed his exam.
MRS. WHEEDLES.
Yes, of course—that is if he does pass it.
NELLY MORRIS.
Don't say "if," Mrs. Wheedles, please. You don't know what it means to us. He must pass—he must. He's worked so hard.
MRS. WHEEDLES.
Ah, it's never those who know the most that do pass. I've had a few medicos, as they call themselves, through my hands, and it's always the ones that will never know the difference between croup and rheumatism that get through.
NELLY MORRIS.
I'm afraid that doesn't promise very well for Ted.