Colby.
Thank you. Good-bye.
[He goes out. Catherine sinks exhausted into a chair, but she hears George Winter approach and pulls herself together. He comes in with Etchingham.
George Winter.
The great man has taken his hook?
[Catherine acknowledges his remark with a look, but does not answer.
George Winter.
I heard his fairy footsteps on the stairs.
Etchingham.
Well, Catherine, I hope you’ve thought better of things.