[Without a word, much on his dignity Charles departs.
Gerald.
[Gaily.] It’s fortunate I’ve just given him notice, because Charles would certainly never stay in a house where he’d been so grossly insulted.
Mrs. Dot.
I love shocking Charles. He’s so genteel. Whenever I come here I see him obviously trying not to show that he’s perfectly well aware that I have anything to do with trade.
Blenkinsop.
The world is so degenerate that it’s only among domestic servants that you find any respect for landed gentry and any contempt for commerce.
Mrs. Dot.
[To Freddie.] I’m glad to see that you’re not ruining your health by working too hard as my secretary.
Freddie.