"Yes, but don't say it like that. It sounds silly and cheap."
"Husband will be mad as fury at the whole thing."
"You don't think that, do you? That would spoil the whole thing so entirely," she said in concern.
"You're the dramatist, I'm only the manager," he laughed.
They talked about the cast, the sets, and other practical details.
"You're coming to rehearsals, aren't you?" he asked her.
"Rather!"
"Jarvis prepared me for that."
"Did he? Well, he won't be much good. He can't act."
"I told him you would look over the play, then I would call the company together for a reading."