Clara
I don’t know, dear. There isn’t much food in the house, and Amy’s got toothache.
Sorel
I’ve got some oil of cloves somewhere.
Clara
She tried that, but it only burnt her tongue. The poor girl’s been writhing about in the scullery like one o’clock.
Sorel
You haven’t forgotten to put those flowers in the Japanese room?
Simon
The Japanese room is essentially feminine, and entirely unsuited to the Pet of the Foreign Office.