lord goring. I love talking about nothing, father. It is the only thing I know anything about.
lord caversham. You seem to me to be living entirely for pleasure.
lord goring. What else is there to live for, father? Nothing ages like happiness.
lord caversham. You are heartless, sir, very heartless!
lord goring. I hope not, father. Good evening, Lady Basildon!
lady basildon. [Arching two pretty eyebrows.] Are you here? I had no idea you ever came to political parties!
lord goring. I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don’t talk politics.
lady basildon. I delight in talking politics. I talk them all day long. But I can’t bear listening to them. I don’t know how the unfortunate men in the House stand these long debates.
lord goring. By never listening.
lady basildon. Really?