GEORG—Mother is sensitive on the subject of thrones just now, because
Prince Albert is staying with us.
ARSEN—Mother has always been sensitive about thrones.
GEORG—Prince Albert is heir-apparent to a real throne. And when mother
lays eyes on an heir-apparent, she loses her appetite.
ARSEN—Poor mother! No wonder. Her great-grandmother was a ruling
sovereign. Mother can’t be reconciled to the fact that that glory’s
forever ended.
GEORG—Forever?