Mabel.
I knew. Only I wanted to see if Mr. Kent was modest or vain.
Basil.
[With a smile, taking the medals from her and putting them away.] How spiteful of you!
Mabel.
John, why didn't you go to the Cape, and do heroic things?
John.
I confined my heroism to the British Isles. I married you, my angel.
Mabel.
Is that funny or vulgar?