I have no doubt you mistook wounded vanity for a broken heart.
Fouldes.
[Acidly.] My dear, you sometimes say things which explain to me why my brother-in-law so frequently abandoned his own fireside for the platform of Exeter Hall.
Mereston.
It may also interest you to learn that I am perfectly aware of Lady Frederick's financial difficulties. I know she has two bills falling due to-morrow.
Fouldes.
She's a very clever woman.
Mereston.
I've implored her to let me lend her the money, and she absolutely refuses. You see, she's kept nothing from me at all.
Lady Mereston.