[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.