[Lady Kitty’s eyes fall on Teddie and she goes up to him with her arms thrown back, prepared to throw them round him.
Lady Kitty. My boy, my boy! I should have known you anywhere!
Elizabeth. [Hastily.] That’s Arnold.
Lady Kitty. [Without a moment’s hesitation.] The image of his father! I should have known him anywhere! [She throws her arms round his neck.] My boy, my boy!
Porteous. [With a grunt.] Ugh!
Lady Kitty. Tell me, would you have known me again? Have I changed?
Arnold. I was only five, you know, when—when you . . .
Lady Kitty. [Emotionally.] I remember as if it was yesterday. I went up into your room. [With a sudden change of manner.] By the way, I always thought that nurse drank. Did you ever find out if she really did?
Porteous. How the devil can you expect him to know that, Kitty?
Lady Kitty. You’ve never had a child, Hughie; how can you tell what they know and what they don’t?