LADYHUNSTANTON。Oh，mydear!
MRS。ALLONBY。[Goingovertoher。]Whathashappened？Dotellme。
LADYHUNSTANTON[inalowvoice]IhadcompletelyforgottenthattheAmericanyoungladyhasbeenintheroomallthetime。Iamafraidsomeofthisclevertalkmayhaveshockedheralittle。
MRS。ALLONBY。Ah，thatwilldohersomuchgood!
LADYHUNSTANTON。Letushopeshedidn’tunderstandmuch。IthinkIhadbettergooverandtalktoher。[RisesandgoesacrosstoHESTERWORSLEY。]Well，dearMissWorsley。[Sittingdownbesideher。]Howquietyouhavebeeninyournicelittlecornerallthistime!Isupposeyouhavebeenreadingabook？Therearesomanybookshereinthelibrary。