[Lincoln exits.]
[Nicolay watches him go with deep sympathy, shaking his head as Betty and Vaughan enter.]
Nicolay
Oh, Miss Winter——
Betty
Captain Vaughan,—Colonel Nicolay——
Nicolay
[Studying Vaughan.]
Pleased to meet you, Captain—the President will be back in a moment. He has just stepped in to speak to Mrs. Lincoln. He is expecting you—make yourselves at home——
Betty