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Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour
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2017
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[John Halliwell and James go out, Jenny goes up to Basil impulsively.
Jenny
Kiss me. [He kisses her, smiling.] There! Now I can sit down quietly and talk. How d'you like my brother?
Basil
Oh – I hardly know him yet. He seems very amiable.
Jenny
He's not a bad sort when you know him. He's just like my mother.
Basil
[Raising his brows.] Is he? And – is your father like that too?
Jenny
Well, you know, Pa hasn't had the education that Jimmie's had. Jimmie was at a boarding-school at Margate.
Basil
Was he?
Jenny
You were at a boarding-school, too, weren't you?
Basil
[Smiling.] Yes, I was at Harrow.
Jenny
Ah, you don't get the fine air at Harrow that you get at Margate.
Basil
Shall I put down your cup?
Jenny
[Placing it on a table.] Oh, thanks, it's all right. Come and sit by me, Basil.
Basil
[Seating himself on the arm of her chair.] There.
Jenny
[Taking his hand.] I'm so glad we're alone. I should like to be alone with you all my life. You do love me, don't you, Basil?
Basil
Yes.
Jenny
Much?
Basil
[Smiling.] Yes.
Jenny
I'm so glad. Oh, I don't know what I should do if you didn't love me. If you hadn't been kind to me I should have thrown myself in the river.
Basil
What nonsense you talk.
Jenny
I mean it.
[He passes his hand affectionately over her hair.
Jenny
Oh, you are so good, Basil. I'm so proud of you. I shall be so proud to be your wife.
Basil
[Gravely.] Don't think too well of me Jenny.
Jenny
[With a laugh.] I'm not afraid of that. You're brave and you're clever and you're a professional man, and you're everything.
Basil
You foolish child.
Jenny
[Passionately.] I can't tell you how much I love you.
Jenny
Kiss me. [He kisses her, smiling.] There! Now I can sit down quietly and talk. How d'you like my brother?
Basil
Oh – I hardly know him yet. He seems very amiable.
Jenny
He's not a bad sort when you know him. He's just like my mother.
Basil
[Raising his brows.] Is he? And – is your father like that too?
Jenny
Well, you know, Pa hasn't had the education that Jimmie's had. Jimmie was at a boarding-school at Margate.
Basil
Was he?
Jenny
You were at a boarding-school, too, weren't you?
Basil
[Smiling.] Yes, I was at Harrow.
Jenny
Ah, you don't get the fine air at Harrow that you get at Margate.
Basil
Shall I put down your cup?
Jenny
[Placing it on a table.] Oh, thanks, it's all right. Come and sit by me, Basil.
Basil
[Seating himself on the arm of her chair.] There.
Jenny
[Taking his hand.] I'm so glad we're alone. I should like to be alone with you all my life. You do love me, don't you, Basil?
Basil
Yes.
Jenny
Much?
Basil
[Smiling.] Yes.
Jenny
I'm so glad. Oh, I don't know what I should do if you didn't love me. If you hadn't been kind to me I should have thrown myself in the river.
Basil
What nonsense you talk.
Jenny
I mean it.
[He passes his hand affectionately over her hair.
Jenny
Oh, you are so good, Basil. I'm so proud of you. I shall be so proud to be your wife.
Basil
[Gravely.] Don't think too well of me Jenny.
Jenny
[With a laugh.] I'm not afraid of that. You're brave and you're clever and you're a professional man, and you're everything.
Basil
You foolish child.
Jenny
[Passionately.] I can't tell you how much I love you.
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