It’s so bad that she should have had a relapse when she seemed to be going on so well.
Mrs. Fergusson.
[Puzzled, but trying not to show it.] I was more distressed than I can say.
Penelope.
And it must have been so inconvenient for you after you’d made all your arrangements for going to Paris.
Mrs. Fergusson.
Oh, of course, I didn’t think of my convenience at all.
Penelope.
Dickie says the way you’ve nursed her is beyond all praise.
Mrs. Fergusson.