Lady Kitty. Neither did I.
Porteous. Of course I know that I’d never have been Prime Minister.
Lady Kitty. How can you talk such nonsense, Hughie? No one would have had a chance if you’d remained in politics.
Porteous. I haven’t the character.
Lady Kitty. You have more character than anyone I’ve ever met.
Porteous. Besides, I don’t know that I much wanted to be Prime Minister.
Lady Kitty. Oh, but I should have been so proud of you. Of course you’d have been Prime Minister.
Porteous. I’d have given you India, you know. I think it would have been a very popular appointment.
Lady Kitty. I don’t care twopence about India. I’d have been quite content with Western Australia.
Porteous. My dear, you don’t think I’d have let you bury yourself in Western Australia?