Penelope.
A little.
Dickie.
Well, it isn’t odd at all. It’s one of old Peter Marsden’s cranky ways. I told you it was Peter Marsden who did the operations, didn’t I? [Penelope nods.] The fact is, he’s simply mad on racing. And he’s lost such a pot of money that he always fixes an important operation for the same day as a race meeting so that he absolutely won’t be able to go to it.
Penelope.
Funny old thing.
[Dickie looks up suspiciously.
[With a laugh.] Peter Marsden, not you, darling.
Dickie.
Now look here, Pen, we’ll say no more about these bills. I’ll pay them this time....