«You see, Priscilla, we told you he'd turn up like an old bad penny.»
«Be quiet everybody, Priscilla's trying to say something.»
«Bradley, don't be cross.»
«Silence for Priscilla!»
«Did you get my things?»
«Sit down, Brad, you look awful.»
«I'm sorry I missed the train.»
«It's going to be all right.»
«I did telephone.»
«Did you get my things?»
«Dear Priscilla, don't throw yourself around so.»
«I'm afraid I didn't get your things.»
«Oh I knew it would go wrong, I knew it would, I knew it would, I told you so!»
«What happened, Bradley?»
«Roger was there. We had a chat.»
«A chat!».
«You're on his side now.»
«Men always stick together, dear.»
«I'm not on his side. Did you want me to fight him?»
«You talked to him about me.»
«Of course I did!»
«They agreed that women were hell.»
«Well, women are hell!»
«Is he unhappy?»
«Yes.»
«Was the house all dirty and awful?»
«Yes.»
«But what about my things?»
«He said he'd send them on.»
«But didn't you bring anything, not anything?»
«He said he'd pack them up.»
«Did you ask him specially about the jewels and the mink?»
«He'll send everything on.»
«But did you ask him specially?»
«It's all right, it's going to be all right.»
«Yes, I did!»
«He won't sent them, I know he won't-«Priscilla, will you please get dressed?»
«He won't send my things ever, he won't, he won't, I know he won't, I've lost them forever and ever!»
«I'll wait for you downstairs. Then we can both go home.»
«Those jewels are all I've got.»
«Oh but Priscilla's going to stay here with me.»
«Did you look for them, did you see them?»
«Priscilla, get up, get dressed.»
«Aren't you, darling, going to stay here with me?»
«Bradley, you mustn't talk to her like that.»
«Brad, be reasonable. She needs medical attention, she needs psychiatric help, I'm going to engage a nurse-«She doesn't need a nurse, for Christ's sake.»
«You know you're not a looker-after, Bradley.»
«Priscilla-«After all, look what happened yesterday.»
«I think I must go,» said Rachel who had so far said nothing, still smiling vaguely as at secret thoughts.