ACT II
Jenny (gently) : He’s sent for her. He’s seen you . . . and he’s sent for her.
Kitty : Jenny!
Jenny (very gently) : She’ll come, Kitty.
Kitty (hopefully): And you think . . . that’s how it will be?
Jenny : I’m afraid so.
Kitty : Afraid?
Jenny : What will there be left? Nothing.
Kitty : Not by any chance . . . me?
Jenny : Oh, my dear . . .
Kitty : Do you believe this story of hers? Marriage? It’s impossible. She’s his mistress. That slut . . .
Jenny (moving to her) : Dear, you’re taking things all the wrong way. Chris is ill . . .
Kitty : He’s well enough to remember her all right. (A pause.) After all, I suppose I can sit down to it. Other women do. Teddy Rex runs a chorus girl, and Mrs. Rex has to grin and bear it. What else is it, do you think? It means that Chris is a man like other men. But I did think that bad women were pretty and smart. I suppose he’s had so much to do with pretty ones that a plain one’s a change.
Jenny : Kitty! Kitty! How can you!
Kitty : I suppose she’s . . . responsive. He once
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