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Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour
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2017
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What does Lucy say of it? After all, she's the person most concerned.
Lady Kelsey
She doesn't know. I took care that she shouldn't see the paper. I wanted to give her this evening's enjoyment unalloyed.
Mrs. Crowley
Take care, here she is.
[Lucy comes in.
Lady Kelsey
[Smiling and reaching out her hand.] Well, darling?
Lucy
[Going to Lady Kelsey.] Are you growing very tired, my aunt?
Lady Kelsey
I can rest myself for the time. I don't think any one else will come now.
Lucy
[Gaily.] You faithless woman, have you forgotten the guest of the evening?
Lady Kelsey
Mr. Mackenzie?
Lucy
[Bending over her.] My dear, it was charming of you to hide the paper from me this morning…
Lady Kelsey
[Startled.] Did you see the letter? I so wanted you not to till to-morrow.
Lucy
Mr. Mackenzie very rightly thought I should know at once what was said about him and my brother. He sent me the paper himself this evening.
Boulger
Did he write to you?
Lucy
No, he merely scribbled on a card: "I think you should read this."
Boulger
Well, I'm damned!
Lady Kelsey
What did you think of the letter, Lucy?
Lucy
[Proudly.] I didn't believe it.
BOULGER
[Bitterly.] You must be blinded by your – friendship for Alec Mackenzie. I never read anything more convincing.
Lucy
I could hardly believe him guilty of such an odious crime if he confessed it with his own lips.
Boulger
Of course, he won't do that.
Dick
Did I ever tell you how I made acquaintance with Alec? In the Atlantic – about three hundred miles from land.
Mrs. Crowley
What a perfectly ridiculous place for an introduction.
Dick
I was a silly young fool in those days, and I habitually played the giddy goat. In the course of which, I fell overboard and was proceeding to drown when Alec jumped in after me. It was an incautious thing to do, because he very nearly got drowned himself.
Lucy
That's not the only heroic thing he's done.
Dick
No, it's one of his hobbies to risk his life to save unnecessary and useless people. But the funny thing is that ever since he saved mine, he's been quite absurdly grateful. He seems to think I did him an intentional service and fell into the water on purpose to give him a chance of pulling me out.
Lucy
[With a long look at Dick.] It's very kind and good of you to have told that story.
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