[He looks around. The family looks away.
Helen
[with unintended emphasis]
Doctor Hamilton needs every cent of that enormous salary—books, travel, scientific conferences—all the advantages he simply must have if he's to keep at the top and do his best work for the world. The most selfish thing a girl can do is to marry a poor man.
[With that she hurries up the steps.
Theodore
[following her]
All the same, deep down under it all, she has a true woman's yearning for a home to care for and a mate to love. [She is silently crying.] Why, Helen, dear, what's the matter?
Helen
[hiding her emotion]