He'll take me along as his private secretary, if I ask him.
[A pause. The others look at one another helplessly.
Judge
John, she's got you. You might as well quit.
John
Nonsense. I have just begun. You'll see.
Theodore
If you're so independent, my dear, why don't you marry your scientist and be done with it?
Helen
[resents the intrusion but hides her feelings]