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.