) Consequently--(Makes an
impressive pause.)
HONORIA. You see my uncle is a bachelor and I keep house for him. Anselm
used to live with us too, until he left the Church.
LOOE. Until I joined the Church, Honoria. Now Honoria wishes to be
perfectly fair; she entirely realizes her responsibility; and that is
why she has come with me to see you.
JANET. (Benignantly.) So that's how these things are decided! I see
I'd got quite a wrong notion of politics and so on.
HONORIA. Oh, Mr. Shawn-- }
and } (Together.)
JANET. My idea was-- }
JANET. I beg your pardon.
HONORIA. I beg yours.
JANET. Granted.
HONORIA. There's one question I should so like to ask you, Mr. Shawn. In
watercolours did Mr. Carve use Chinese white freely or did he stick to
transparent colour, like the old English school? I wonder if you
understand me?
CARVE. (Interested.) He used Chinese white like anything.
HONORIA. Oh! I'm so glad. You remember that charming water-colour of the
Venetian gondolier in the Luxembourg.
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