JOHN

O, I suppose he was doing his silly duty.
But it rankled.

MARY

He'd no right to do any such thing! He'd
no right to touch you!

JOHN

O, well, never mind.

MARY

I should like to have been there. . .
I'd have . . .

JOHN

O, well, it can't be helped now; but I'd
like to have caught it in sp . . .
[An idea seizes him.]

MARY

What is it?