Violet.
You drive me mad. It's so serious, it's so tremendously serious, and you have the heart to make little jokes about it.
Arthur.
[Gravely.] Has it ever struck you that flippancy is often the best way of dealing with a serious situation? Sometimes it's really too serious to be taken seriously.
Violet.
What do you mean by that?
Arthur.
Nothing very much. I was excusing myself for my ill-timed jests.
Violet.
You're determined to keep Ronny here?