Denham.
Happier?
Mrs. Tremaine.
Yes. You don't know what an oasis this studio has been to me. I shall be sorry to go back to the desert.
Denham.
Well, I never had a better model. I have learnt a lot since I began to paint you.
Mrs. Tremaine.
I am so glad if I have been of any use. Have you ever painted Constance?
Denham.
I have tried; but she's a fidgety sitter, and always looks like an incarnation of despair. (He approaches her.) May I arrange these folds a little?