Mrs. Denham.
That is a vile injustice! I may not be able to fight on equal terms, but I will never submit. If he does not go, I will. (Crosses r.)
Miss Macfarlane.
Don't wreck your lives for a man's passing fancy. If that's your new morality, I prefer the old. Don't turn this comedy into a tragedy. That's all very well on the stage, but we're not acting an Ibsen play; it doesn't pay in real life.
Mrs. Denham.
A good tragedy is better than a bad comedy.
Miss Macfarlane.
Come to your room, my dear. Have your cry out, sponge your eyes, and we'll have a quiet talk.
Mrs. Denham.
Oh, this sense of failure! It will drive me mad!