He’s only been back forty-eight hours, poor dear.

John.

Didn’t I go down to you on my bended knees in the middle of the road and ask you to come for a walk with me?

Sylvia.

Oh, well, I wanted to see your father. I was anxious to hear what the specialist had said.

John.

[Surprised.] Have you been seeing a specialist, father? Aren’t you well?

Colonel Wharton.

Perfectly. It was only to satisfy your poor mother.

John.