DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
Sladder, a successful man.
Splurge, his secretary and publicity agent.
The Rev. Charles Hippanthigh.
Butler.
Mrs. Sladder.
Ermyntrude Sladder.
Scene
The big house that Sladder has bought in the country. Sladder's study. Large French window opening on to a lawn.
Time: Now.
Sladder's daughter is seated in an armchair tapping on the arm of it a little impatiently.
The door opens very cautiously, and the head of Mrs. Sladder is put round it.
Mrs. Sladder: O, Ermyntrude. Whatever are you doing here?
Ermyntrude: I wanted to speak to father, mother.