Aunt. (aside) And these are my nephew's friends!
Flora. And you picked the lock with a hairpin, and came here all alone to flirt with my Jack!
Ruby. Your Jack? How dare you! (crosses to Flo and comes back) He's my Jack!
(Aurora gasps again.)
Aunt. (aside) Oh, he's her Jack now! It gets worse and worse!
Pearl. To be strictly accurate, Doctor Sheppard is our Jack!
Aunt. (aside) Our Jack! This is too much!
(Aurora gasps louder.)
Flora. What do you mean?
Pearl. It is my father's wish that one of us should marry him.