MRS GEORGE.
Though hollow hearts may wear a mask,
Twould break your own to see
In such a moment I but ask
That youll remember me."
And you will, Anthony. I shall put my spell on you.
SOAMES. Do you think that a man who has sung the Magnificat and
adored the Queen of Heaven has any ears for such trash as that or
any eyes for such trash as you--saving your poor little soul's
presence. Go home to your duties, woman.
MRS GEORGE [highly approving his fortitude] Anthony: I adopt you
as my father. Thats the talk! Give me a man whose whole life
doesnt hang on some scrubby woman in the next street; and I'll
never let him go [she slaps him heartily on the back].
SOAMES. Thats enough. You have another man to talk to. I'm busy.
MRS GEORGE [leaving Soames and going a step or two nearer
Hotchkiss] Why arnt you like him, Sonny? Why do you hang on to a
scrubby woman in the next street?
HOTCHKISS [thoughtfully] I must apologize to Billiter.
MRS GEORGE. Who is Billiter?
HOTCHKISS. A man who eats rice pudding with a spoon. Ive been
eating rice pudding with a spoon ever since I saw you first.[He
rises]. We all eat our rice pudding with a spoon, dont we,
Soames?
SOAMES.
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