But he only
shakes hands, and it dies away.]
ELIZABETH Good evening.
[They shake hands.]
GEOFFREY You are not interested in the counting?
ANNYS The room is rather crowded. Mamma thought I would be better
out here. How have you been?
GEOFFREY Oh, all right. It's going to be a very near thing, they
tell me.
ANNYS Yes, I shall be glad when it's over.
GEOFFREY It's always a trying time. What are you going to do, if
you win?
[LADY MOGTON looks in.]
LADY MOGTON [Seeing GEOFFREY.] Oh, good evening.
GEOFFREY Good evening.
LADY MOGTON Chilvers, 2,960--Annys Chilvers, 2,874.
[She disappears--closes door.]
ANNYS Perhaps I'm not going to win. [She goes to him, smiling.]
I hope you'll win. I would so much rather you won.
GEOFFREY Very kind of you. I'm afraid that won't make it a
certainty.
ANNYS [His answer has hardened her again.] How can I? It would
not be fair. Without your consent I should never have entered upon
it. It was understood that the seat, in any case, would be yours.
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