is really a clever girl. Oh, is that you, Dina? We are just
putting away the things.

Mrs.Holt: How delicious your coffee smells, my dear Dina. A nice
cup of coffee like that--

Mrs.Bernick (calling in from the verandah): Will you come out
here? (Meanwhile MARTHA and DINA have helped the Maid to bring
out the coffee. All the ladies seat themselves on the verandah,
and talk with a great show of kindness to DINA. In a few moments
DINA comes back into the room and looks for her sewing.)

Mrs. Bernick(from the coffee table): Dina, won't you--?

Dina: No, thank you. (Sits down to her sewing. MRS. BERNICK and
RORLUND exchange a few words; a moment afterwards he comes back
into the room, makes a pretext for going up to the table, and
begins speaking to DINA in low tones.)

Rorlund: Dina.

Dina: Yes?

Rorlund: Why don't you want to sit with the others?

Dina: When I came in with the coffee, I could see from the
strange lady's face that they had been talking about me.

Rorlund: But did you not see as well how agreeable she was to you
out there?