"Who first spoke about the Court, Bertha? Adolphine."
"Please, Constance, please...."
"I never thought, Bertha, of getting presented at Court; but now I shall, at the first occasion that offers."
"Constance!" And Bertha wrung her hands. "It's impossible!"
"Yes, it is possible; and I mean to do it."
"Constance, how can you wish to defy people's opinions like that!"
"Because of those very people!"
"I don't understand you, Constance. All my friends...."
"Exactly, because of your friends."
"All our family...."