A WOMAN OF
ACT I.
pose, at the seaside? [SIR JOHN shrugs his shoulders.]
KELVIL
My wife is at the seaside with the children, Lady Caroline.
LADY CAROLINE
You will join them later on, no doubt?
KELVIL
If my public engagements permit me.
LADY CAROLINE
Your public life must be a great source of gratification to Mrs. Kettle.
SIR JOHN
Kelvil, my love, Kelvil.
LADY STUTFIELD
[To LORD ALFRED.] How very, very charming those gold-tipped cigarettes of yours are, Lord Alfred.
LORD ALFRED
They are awfully expensive. I can only afford them when I 'm in debt.
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