BENTLEY。_[almostcryingwithanxiety]_Youbeastlyrotter，I’llgetJoeytogiveyousuchahiding——
TARLETON。Youcantleaveitatthat，youknow。Whatdidyouseemydaughterdoing？
GUNNER。Afterall，whyshouldntshedoit？TheRussianstudentsdoit。Womenshouldbeasfreeasmen。I’mafool。I’msofullofyourbourgeoismoralitythatIletmyselfbeshockedbytheapplicationofmyownrevolutionaryprinciples。Ifshelikesthemanwhyshouldntshetellhimso？
MRSTARLETON。Idowonderatyou，John，lettinghimtalklikethisbeforeeverybody。_[TurningrathertartlytoLina]_Wouldyoumindgoingawaytothedrawing—roomjustforafewminutes，MissChipenoska。Thisisaprivatefamilymatter，ifyoudontmind。
LINA。Ishouldhavegonebefore，MrsTarleton，iftherehadbeenanyonetoprotectMrTarletonandtheyounggentleman。