He’ll be back immediately.
Dr. Macfarlane.
Drink your tea, dear lady, drink your tea.
[Sylvia takes her place again at the window and looks into the garden. She takes no notice of the people in the room.
Mrs. Wharton.
I’m glad to have you two old friends with me now. The only thing that really seems to belong to me any more is the past, and you were both so much part of it.
Dr. Macfarlane.
You came here immediately after your honeymoon. Is that really thirty-five years ago?
Mrs. Littlewood.
My mother and I were the first people who called on you. I remember how stylish we thought you in your green velvet, Evelyn.