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lord john.You're a deep child.

george leete appears on the terrace.

george.My lord!

lord john.[Cordially.]My dear Leete.

george.No.. I am not surprised to see you.

ann.George, things are happening.

lord john.Shake hands.

george.I will not.

ann.Lord John asks me to be married to him. Shake hands.

george.Why did you fight?

ann.Why did you fight?

lord john.[Shrugging.]Your father struck me.

ann.Now you've hurt him.. that's fair.

Then the two men do shake hands, not heartily.

george.We've trapped you, my lord.

lord john.I know what I want. I love your sister.

ann.I don't like you.. but if you're good and I'm good we shall get on.

george.Why shouldn't one marry politically?

lord john.[In ann's ear.]I love you.

ann.No.. no.. no.. no.. no..[Discovering in this an echo of her father, she stops short.]

george.We're a cold-blooded family.

lord john.I don't think so.

george.I married for love.

lord john.Who doesn't? But, of course there should be other reasons.

george.You won't receive my wife.