I can, indeed. If I had I should never have taken such an unconscionably long time about it.
John.
I wonder why Hilda wants to marry poor Basil!
Mabel.
Well, Captain Murray left her five thousand a year, and she thinks Basil Kent a genius.
John.
There's not a drawing-room in Regent's Park or in Bayswater that hasn't got its tame genius. I don't know if Basil Kent is much more than very clever.
Mabel.
Anyhow, I'm sure it's a mistake to marry geniuses. They're horribly bad-tempered, and they invariably make love to other people's wives.
John.