Dickie.
Oh, I wouldn’t bother about that.
Mrs. Fergusson.
Oh yes, I insist. Besides, it makes it look so much more probable.
[She looks in her purse.
Mrs. Fergusson.
Oh, how stupid of me! I’ve only got a two-shilling bit in my purse. You don’t happen to have a couple of sovereigns on you.
Dickie.
Oh, yes, I think I have. The only money I’ve earned to-day.
[He takes them out of his pocket and gives them to Mrs. Fergusson. She puts them on the desk with a two-shilling piece.