[Pause]. Yes, I am.

Dillings

And Mary is taking him seriously enough to risk the gossip of her friends, isn’t she?

Lee

Yes, but—

Dillings

I haven’t a thing against the boy. I wouldn’t know him if I saw him. But it’s clear he’s not Mary’s sort. And if she’s traveling in that direction, she’s going to travel without me.

Lee

[He has made a decision; calls suddenly]. Gene!