are good is worth watching. Well, Comtesse, I see you have something
to say.

COMTESSE. You are wondering whether she can tell you who gives him
his second thoughts.

MAGGIE. Gives them to John? I would like to see anybody try to give
thoughts to John.

VENABLES. Quite so.

COMTESSE. Is there anything more that has roused your admiration
Charles?

VENABLES [purring]. Let me see. Yes, we are all much edified by his
humour.

COMTESSE [surprised indeed]. His humour? That man!

MAGGIE [with hauteur]. Why not?

VENABLES. I assure you, Comtesse, some of the neat things in his
speeches convulse the house. A word has even been coined for them--
Shandisms.

COMTESSE [slowly recovering from a blow]. Humour!

VENABLES. In conversation, I admit, he strikes one as being--ah--
somewhat lacking in humour.