Eileen
That’s probably a pretty big shock to those fine upstate morals of yours.
Fred
Then I been going around all this time with a—bad woman?
Eileen
And now have we both got permission to go, or does somebody else want to speak? Maybe your little girlfriend would like to say a few words?
Spotting Edna , who has been brought on the scene by Maxie.
Fred
If she does, she’ll say them to me. And I’ll know I can believe them, too.
Eileen
I’m sure you’ll understand each other. What’s more, you’re probably the only two people in the world that would. Come on, Lucille. I want to come and visit that child of yours—next month.
She surveys the lovers.; Lucille and Eileen go.