Dean.
My extraordinary action!...
Clare.
Yes—in deliberately hiding yourself in the summer-house to overhear a private conversation.
Dean.
You amaze me, Clare! Instead of being grateful for my silence on the events of yesterday, you turn on me as though you had a grievance! My action was amply justified by the circumstances.
Clare.
I don’t see how eavesdropping can ever be justified. And now you’re bent on giving us “beans” from the pulpit. I’m awfully sorry to have to say it, father, but really it’s rotten bad form....
Dean.
We won’t discuss the matter any further. Believe me, I am the best judge of my actions.