[To John.] Wretched creature! I've been trying to ring you up.
John.
Have I kept you waiting? I went down to Chancery Lane with Basil.
[John turns to shake hands with Hilda and
Brackley, while Basil, who has said how
d'you do to Hilda, comes down to speak to
Mabel. The conversation between Mabel
and Basil is in an undertone.
Basil.
How d'you do. You must scold me for keeping John so long.
Mabel.
I didn't really want him, you know.
Basil.
[Pointing with his head to Brackley.] I say, who is that?