[Frigidly.] We won’t argue the point, Helen; I know I’m right, and there’s an end of it.... Put the dog on that chair, Louisa.

Miss Hall.

That’s Mr. Cobbett’s chair, Mrs. Insoley.

Mrs. Insoley.

[Still a little out of temper.] Has Mr. Cobbett bought it?

Cobbett.

No, but Mr. Cobbett’s been sitting in it.

Mrs. Insoley.

And may no one use a chair that Mr. Cobbett has been sitting in?

Cobbett.