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HIGGINS [te her] Such damned nonsense!

CLARA Such bloody nonsense!

MRS EYNSFORD HILL [convulsively] Clara!

CLARA Ha! ha! [She goes out radiant, conscious of being thoroughly up

to date, and is heard descending the stairs in a streae] Well, I ask you [He gives it up, and

co hands] Good-bye Would you like to erly] Yes, I should, most awfully

MRS HIGGINS Well, you know oes out]

MRS EYNSFORD HILL Good-bye, Mr Higgins

HIGGINS Good-bye Good-bye

MRS EYNSFORD HILL [to Pickering] It's no use I shall never be able to

bring myself to use that word

PICKERING Don't It's not coet on quite

ithout it

MRS EYNSFORD HILL Only, Clara is so down onGood-bye

PICKERING Good-bye [They shake hands]

MRS EYNSFORD HILL [to Mrs Higgins] Youfrom her lowered tone that this is not ins at the ] We're so poor!