LADY MOGTON Having regard to which, we have decided to bring
forward a woman candidate to contest the next bye-election.

GEOFFREY Um! I see.

ANNYS But we never thought--we never anticipated it would be
Geoffrey's.

LADY MOGTON I really cannot admit that that alters the case.
Geoffrey himself would never dream, I am sure, of asking us to
sacrifice our cause to his convenience.

GEOFFREY No. Of course not. Certainly not.

LADY MOGTON It is perhaps unfortunate that the candidate selected
-

ANNYS It is quite impossible. Such a dilemma was never dreamed
of.

LADY MOGTON And if not? Is the solidarity of woman -

GEOFFREY [Beginning to guess.] Forgive my impatience; but whom
HAVE you selected?

ELIZABETH [When she likes she can be quite sweet.] Your wife.
[He expected it.] We rather assumed [she appeals to the others
with a gesture], I think, that the president of the Man's League
for the Extension of the Franchise to Women would regard it as a
compliment.