Judith
Enjoying herself.
Yes, yes. There come moments in life when it is necessary to be honest—absolutely honest. I’ve trained myself always to shun the underhand methods other women so often employ—the truth must be faced fair and square—
Richard
Extremely alarmed.
The truth? I don’t quite understand.
Richard
Flustered.
Wait? What for?
Judith
For me, Richard, for me. I will come to you later. Wait in the summerhouse. I had begun to think that Romance was dead, that I should never know it again. Before, of course, I had my work and my life in the theatre, but now, nothing—nothing! Everything is empty and hollow, like a broken shell.
Richard
Look here, Judith, I apologise for what I did just now. I—
Judith
Ignoring all interruption.
But now you have come, and it’s all changed—it’s magic. I’m under a spell that I never thought to recapture again. Go along—
She pushes him towards the garden.