I have often tried to thank you and good old John for letting me come over here so much, but now! How can I _ever_ thank you? See-what-I-mean?

LUCY

I'll tell you how. Behave yourself after you are married to John's little sister.

JEAN

Rex, have you had a fearful past? How fascinating!

REX

I'm going to have a glorious future, all right.

JEAN

Not unless you do as I tell you. Going to obey me, Rex?

REX

You bet I am.

JEAN

Then begin now. Go!... Get out! [_She pushes REX, laughing and protesting, toward the garden._] I want to tell Lucy how nice you are.

Run along over to the golf club, and by and by--if you _are_ a good boy--you can take me out in your new car. [_REX kisses the hand on his arm and leaves, laughing._] My dear, he has five cars! Thank you so much.

[_Alone, they throw off the mask worn before men._

LUCY

Now, deary, tell me all about it. How did it happen?

JEAN

Oh, I simply followed your advice.

LUCY

Picked a quarrel with him?

JEAN

[_laughing_]

Yes. I pretended to believe in woman suffrage!

LUCY

Good! They hate that.

JEAN

I told him all men were bullying brutes!

LUCY

They are! And then you ran away?

JEAN

Of course.

LUCY

And he after you?

JEAN

Of course.

LUCY

And you let him catch you?

JEAN

Of cour--well ... he caught me.

[_They both laugh._