It insures you
against poor relations and all sorts of family contingencies.
EDITH. It has consented to insure Cecil against libel actions
brought against him on my account. It will give us specially low
terms because I am a Bishop's daughter.
SYKES. And I have given Edie my solemn word that if I ever commit
a crime I'll knock her down before a witness and go off to
Brighton with another lady.
LESBIA. Thats what you call providing for everything! [She goes
to the middle of the table on the garden side and sits down].
LEO. Do make him see there are no worms before he knocks you
down, Edith. Wheres Rejjy?
REGINALD [coming in from the study] Here. Whats the matter?
LEO [springing up and flouncing round to him] Whats the matter!
You may well ask. While Edie and Cecil were at the insurance
office I took a taxy and went off to your lodgings; and a nice
mess I found everything in. Your clothes are in a disgraceful
state. Your liver pad has been made into a kettle-holder. Youre
no more fit to be left to yourself than a one-year old baby.
REGINALD. Oh, I cant be bothered looking after things like that.
I'm all right.
LEO. Youre not: youre a disgrace. You never consider that youre a
disgrace to me: you think only of yourself.
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