Clara
Thank you, Helen darling—I shall always come to you whenever I’m ill.
Helen
That will be nice.
[Enter Florence Lancaster followed by Tom Veryan. Florence is brilliantly dressed almost to the point of being “outré.” Her face still retains the remnants of great beauty. Tom is athletic and good-looking. One feels he is good at games and extremely bad at everything else.]
Florence
Helen—Pawnie, have you been here long?
Pawnie
No, only a few hours.
Florence