Alec.
Don't laugh at me because you've found out that at heart I'm nothing more than a sentimental old woman.
Mrs. Crowley.
[Putting her hand on his arm.] What would you do if Lucy came here to-day?
[Alec starts, looks at her sharply, then answers
with deliberation.
Alec.
I have always lived in polite society. I should never dream of outraging its conventions. If Miss Allerton happened to come, you may be sure I should be scrupulously polite.
Mrs. Crowley.
Is that all? Lucy has suffered very much.
Alec.