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 : Very good, miss.

[She goes out with things.







[''They sit down. She offers cigarette-box''.



Girls didn’t when I was young, and since I’ve married well, I’ve never thought of it, as you might say. ( takes a cigarette.) How is he? Is he well?



He wrote to me last night. Oh, I don’t know if I’ve done right in coming. The other lady Mrs. Baldry  she was upset yesterday. Even if Chris has forgotten, he’ll want to do what’s right. He couldn’t bear to hurt her.

You do know our Chris! But it was she who sent for you  she told Chris to send for you.





It’s dreadful for her. And Chris, too. My fine,