Porteous. Are we playing bridge, or talking politics?
Lady Kitty. I never find that conversation interferes with my game.
Porteous. You certainly play no worse when you talk than when you hold your tongue.
Lady Kitty. I think that’s a very offensive thing to say, Hughie. Just because I don’t play the same game as you do you think I can’t play.
Porteous. I’m glad you acknowledge it’s not the same game as I play. But why in God’s name do you call it bridge?
C.-C. I agree with Kitty. I hate people who play bridge as though they were at a funeral and knew their feet were getting wet.
Porteous. Of course you take Kitty’s part.
Lady Kitty. That’s the least he can do.
C.-C. I have a naturally cheerful disposition.