C.-C. In those days gentlemen and ladies were not expected to have taste.
Arnold. You know, I’ve been looking at this chair again. Since Lord Porteous said the legs weren’t right I’ve been very uneasy.
Lady Kitty. He only said that because he was in a bad temper.
C.-C. His temper seems to me very short these days, Kitty.
Lady Kitty. Oh, it is.
Arnold. You feel he knows what he’s talking about. I gave seventy-five pounds for that chair. I’m very seldom taken in. I always think if a thing’s right you feel it.
C.-C. Well, don’t let it disturb your night’s rest.
Arnold. But, my dear father, that’s just what it does. I had a most horrible dream about it last night.
Lady Kitty. Here is Hughie.
Arnold. I’m going to fetch a book I have on Old English furniture. There’s an illustration of a chair which is almost identical with this one.