[_Suppressing a smile._] No, that is a Van Dyck.
BELLA. Of course! I might have known! [_Writing._] This entire room is a
fine bit, ain't it? All Louis--[_She looks back in her book._] 16, as a
piece, I suppose?
GEORGIANA. Yes.
BELLA. So I see! My! How I love all this kind of thing. I couldn't live
without a lot o' bric-a-brah lying around sort of careless like and
undusted. These tapestries are real, I presume?
GEORGIANA. Yes.
BELLA. I thought so! I got a beautiful piece of tapestry over my
washstand, hand-painted, and all the faces and clothes outlined in
chenille cross-stitch by the Singer Sewing Machine--but it's not quite
the same as yours.
GEORGIANA. It must be very pretty.
BELLA. Oh, it adds a touch! Mr. Gootch gave it to me for an engagement
present.
GEORGIANA. Does Mr. Gootch ever speak of Mr. Coleman?
BELLA. He worships him--naturally, as Mr. Coleman got wounded in both
arms carrying him to a safe place! Mr. Gootch says as there wasn't a man
in the regiment braver or as popular as Mr. Coleman. Don't you think,
perhaps, sometimes, maybe, Miss Georgiana--
[_She stops near_ GEORGIANA.
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