Mrs. Sladder: That good man!
Ermyntrude: ——did say that dukes were no good, mother. They oppress the poor, I think he said.
Mrs. Sladder: Very true.
Ermyntrude: Well, there you are.
Mrs. Sladder: Yes, yes, of course. At the same time, father had rather set his heart on it. You wouldn't have any other reason now, child, would you?
Ermyntrude: What more do you want, mother? Mr. Jones is a Cabinet Minister; he must know what he's talking about.
Mrs. Sladder: Yes, yes.
Ermyntrude: And I hear he's going to get a peerage.
Mrs. Sladder (with enthusiasm): Well, I'm sure he deserves it. But child, you mustn't talk to father to-day. You mustn't stay here any longer.
Ermyntrude: But why not, mother?