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Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour

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2017
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Lady Frederick

[With flashing eyes.] Thanks.

Fouldes

But there's something I will say for her. She's not a liar. If she tells me a thing, I don't hesitate for a moment to believe it.

Lady Frederick

It's not a matter of the smallest importance if any of you believe me or not. Be so good as to ring, Charlie.

Mereston

Certainly.

    [He rings, and a Servant immediately comes in.

Lady Frederick

Tell my servant that he's to come here at once and bring the despatch-box which is in my dressing-room.

Servant

Yes, miladi.

    [Exit.

Fouldes

[Quickly.] I say, what are you going to do?

Lady Frederick

That is absolutely no business of yours.

Fouldes

Be a brick, Betsy, and don't give her those letters.

Lady Frederick

I think I've had enough of this business. I'm proposing to finish with it.

Fouldes

Temper, temper.

Lady Frederick

[Stamping her foot.] Don't say temper to me, Paradine.

    [She walks up and down angrily. Paradine sits at the piano and with one finger strums "Rule Britannia."

Mereston

Shut up.

    [He takes a book, flings it at his head and misses.

Fouldes

Good shot, sir.

Lady Frederick

I often wonder how you got your reputation for wit, Paradine.

Fouldes

By making a point of laughing heartily at other people's jokes.

    [The Footman enters with the despatch-box, which Lady Frederick opens. She takes a bundle of letters from it.

Fouldes

Betsy, Betsy, for heaven's sake don't! Have mercy.

Lady Frederick

Was mercy shown to me? Albert!

Footman

Yes, miladi.

Lady Frederick

You'll go to the proprietor of the hotel and tell him that I propose to leave Monte Carlo to-morrow.

Mereston

[Aghast.] Are you going?

Footman

Very well, my lady.

Lady Frederick
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