Still, you know, I don’t think it’s wise for me to go away. Don’t you think it would be rather marked? And they always say that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Blenkinsop.
It was a woman who invented that proverb. There’s no truth in it.
Mrs. Dot.
What else can you suggest? The fact remains that Nellie must be cured of this—of this passion.
Freddie.
My own idea is that the best thing is for me to hang on here as if I knew nothing about it. I’ll take care to be very distant. I’ll ignore her as much as I can.
Mrs. Dot.
Will you promise to do that?
Freddie.