Archibald.
I’m afraid he’ll have rather a rough time at the inquest. I thought you might say something to buck him up a little. A word or two from you would mean so much.
[There is a short pause.
Grace.
I think it’s so strange that you should say all this to me now. It’s not as if we’d ever been great friends, is it?
Archibald.
Our best friends are always those who put us in a good conceit of ourselves. I always think it’s a dreadful thing when a man loses his nerve.... You can do so much for Claude if you choose.
Grace.
I think you exaggerate the influence I have over him. After all, he’s always taken care to keep me and his life strictly apart.
Archibald.