Margaret: He’s unusually easy enough to manage; to-night he was as obstinate as a pig. He would come; said he wanted to see John particularly. And there was only the most expensive box left for to-morrow night. He would get it. It cost him about twelve guineas. I wonder who he’s going to take.

[She has taken off her cloak. Gwen takes it.

Thank you.

[Margaret sits.

What are you doing with yourself these days?

Gwen: Nothing special.

Margaret: Have you kept on your nursing at all, since the war?

Gwen: No. And then I only ran errands for the nurses.

Margaret: Did you like it?

Gwen: Rather. It was something outside home I wasn’t cross-examined about. I often envy you.