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RhACT II. LADY CAROLINE But you have not told us yet what the reward of the Ideal Man is to be.

MRS. ALLONBY His reward? Oh, infinite expectation. That is quite enough for him.

LADY STUTFIELD But men are so terribly, terribly exacting, are they not?

MRS. ALLONBY That makes no matter. One should never surrender.

LADY STUTFIELD Not even to the Ideal Man?

MRS. ALLONBY Certainly not to him. Unless, of course, one wants to grow tired of him.

LADY STUTFIELD Oh! . . . yes. I see that. It is very, very helpful. Do you think, Mrs. Allonby, I shall ever meet the Ideal Man? Or are there more than one? 65