Kate. My lord! (in opening L.C.)
Nor. By the way, isn’t tobacco very good for plants? (crossing up to C.)
Kate. Excellent. Why do you ask?
Nor. I was just thinking, while you are watering the plants in the conservatory, it might be doing them a service if I were to smoke a cigarette in the conservatory. (producing case)
Kate. (puts can down, L.C., behind flat, and comes down to Normantower, C.) Not for the world! Lord Normantower, let me tell you a shocking fact. The very odour of tobacco has such an effect upon me, that if you were to light a cigarette——
Nor. (putting case back) It would make you uncomfortable?
Kate. No! I should want to join you.
Nor. No!
Kate. There! you’re shocked. (goes down to sofa)
Nor. Not a bit of it. I like you, Miss Derwent, because you say what you mean.