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.