HARRIET. *Quick, put the veil on, or she'll see you shining through me. [HARRIET takes a scarf of chiffon that has been lying over the back of a chair and drapes it on HETTY, covering her face. The chiffon is the same color of their gowns but paler in shade so that it pales HETTY'S darker gown to match HARRIET'S lighter one. As HETTY moves in the following scene the chiffon falls away revealing now and then the gown of deeper dye underneath.]
* (The vaudeville production did not use Harriet's line
about the veil because at the rise of the curtain Hetty is
already veiled in chiffon the same dark green shade as her
gown.)
HETTY. Tell her Charles is rich and fascinating—boast of our friends, make her feel she needs us.
HARRIET. I'll make her ask John to paint us.
HETTY. That's just my thought—if John paints our portrait——
HARRIET. We can wear an exquisite gown——
HETTY. And make him fall in love again and——
HARRIET [schemingly]. Yes.
[MARGARET parts the portieres back centre and extends her hand. MARGARET is followed by her counterpart MAGGIE.] Oh, MARGARET, I'm so glad to see you!
HETTY [to MAGGIE]. That's a lie.