Miss Hall.

No, Mrs. Insoley.

Mrs. Insoley.

What do you mean by no, Louisa?

Miss Hall.

[Hastily.] I beg your pardon. I mean yes, Mrs. Insoley.

Mrs. Insoley.

A few old men touched their hats, and one old woman curtsied, but that was all.

Claude.

[With a little nod.] Of course it’s not important in itself, but it’s the sign of a change. The long and short of it is that they don’t look up to their betters as they used to.