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Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour
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2017
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Lady Mereston
I knew there was a letter in existence in Lady Frederick's handwriting which proved all I've said about her. I've moved heaven and earth to get hold of it, and it came this morning.
Fouldes
Don't be such a fool. You're not going to use that?
Lady Mereston
I am indeed.
Fouldes
Your blood be upon your own head. Unless I'm vastly mistaken you'll suffer the greatest humiliation that you can imagine.
Lady Mereston
That's absurd. I have nothing to fear.
Lady Frederick. comes in
Mereston
I'm so sorry to disturb you. I hope you don't mind?
Lady Frederick
Not at all. I knew you wouldn't have sent for me in that fashion without good cause.
Mereston
I'm afraid you'll think me dreadfully impertinent.
Lady Mereston
Really you need not apologise so much, Charlie.
Mereston
My mother has something to say against you, and I think it right that she should say it in your presence.
Lady Frederick
That's very nice of you, Charlie – though I confess I prefer people to say horrid things of me only behind my back. Especially if they're true.
Fouldes
Look here, I think all this is rather nonsense. We've most of us got something in our past history that we don't want raked up, and we'd all better let bygones be bygones.
Lady Frederick
I'm waiting, Lady Mereston.
Lady Mereston
It's merely that I thought my son should know that Lady Frederick had been the mistress of Roger Bellingham. [Lady Frederick turns quickly and looks at her; then bursts into a peal of laughter. Lady Mereston springs up angrily and hands her a letter.] Is this in your handwriting?
Lady Frederick
[Not at all disconcerted.] Dear me, how did you get hold of this?
Lady Mereston
You see that I have ample proof, Lady Frederick.
Lady Frederick
[Handing the letter to Mereston.] Would you like to read it? You know my writing well enough to be able to answer Lady Mereston's question.
[He reads it through and looks at her in dismay.
Mereston
Good God!.. What does it mean?
Lady Frederick
Pray read it aloud.
Mereston
I can't.
Lady Frederick
Then give it to me. [She takes it from him.] It's addressed to my brother-in-law, Peter Berolles. The Kate to whom it refers was his wife. [Reads.] Dear Peter: I'm sorry you should have had a row with Kate about Roger Bellingham. You are quite wrong in all you thought. There is absolutely nothing between them. I don't know where Kate was on Tuesday night, but certainly she was not within a hundred miles of Roger. This I know because…
Mereston
[Interrupting.] For God's sake don't go on.
[Lady Frederick looks at him and shrugs her shoulders.
Lady Frederick
It's signed Elizabeth Berolles. And there's a postscript: You may make what use of this letter you like.
Mereston
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