_Prof._ You're going to the White House? If I might accompany you----
[_Shakes hands in dumb show with_ DOLLY _and_ HARRY.
_Prof._ Renie, you've had your restless fits again. You'd better come with us----
_Renie._ But I've already been walking----
_Prof._ My dear, this bracing country air is just what you need. Keep out in it all the day long----
_Renie._ Oh, very well--the White House, and the fish-pond as usual, I suppose?
[_Exit._ RENIE _slightly shrugs her shoulders, very slightly glances at_ LUCAS _and exit after_ PROFESSOR.
_Lucas._ The dear old fish-pond! We might all take a stroll there!
_Matt._ Good idea! The dear old fish-pond! We might all take a stroll there!
_Lucas._ [_Suspicious, holding back._] I don't know that I care--we went there last year----
_Matt._ We did! Same old game, eh? Come along.
_Pilcher._ [_Has been gathering up his parcels._] Well, good-bye! Good-bye! [_Rattles the hospital box vigorously._] Three splendid victories for free will and moral resolution!
_Harry._ Doll, you really haven't got any bills this year?
_Dolly._ No! no! Only the few little oddments that no woman can prevent.
_Harry._ You might let me see the little oddments----
_Dolly._ I will. [_Suddenly._] Oh Harry, I quite forgot! Do forgive me!
_Dolly._ I never wrote the geyser bath people!
_Dolly._ And only this morning you rowed me because I hadn't got it ready for the New Year! Where did you put their address?
_Harry._ I don't know! Somewhere upstairs among my papers.
_Dolly._ [_Gently pushing him off._] I can just catch to-night's post! Make haste and get it! Quick! There's a dear! And then we can get the bath fixed up for you next week.
_Harry._ Ye--es. I say, Doll, I mean to get those oddments fixed up to-night.
[_Taps the writing-case significantly and exit._ DOLLY _looks frightened, sees him off, goes up to writing-desk, takes out bills, looks at them, throws up her arms in despair, groans, slams down the writing-desk, looks at the chair she has touched in first act, shows great resolution, marches up and touches it._
[_Goes back from it, again looks at it, again marches up to it, touches it._
_Dolly._ Then why do I keep on having bills?
RENIE _enters in great agitation and distress._
_Renie._ [_Throws her arms round_ DOLLY _affectionately._] You've always been such a true friend to me----