2. I should be frightened out of my wits. It's just asking for trouble.
3. I knew that your aims and ideals were vulgar and commonplace... I knew that you were second-rate.
4. It's a bloody mess we've got into.
5. Unless we can hush this up I don't stand a dog's chance.
6. You can't send me to certain death.
7. Paraphrase or explain:
1. Suicide. It was nothing short of that.
2."... I shall immediately file my petition."
3. 'You didn't commit yourself, did you?..."
4. "...we can't take it lying down."
5. "Is it his idea to make me co-respondent?"
6. "...There shouldn't be any publicity and people are pretty broad-minded nowadays."
8. Say who made these utterances and under what circumstances. Discuss the motives of the speaker and the moral implication of each utterance:
1. It would be madness for me to go.
2. Unfortunately I always found you physically repulsive.
3. I say, my dear, you really mustn't come here in working hours.
4. I don't suppose you want to be divorced any more than I do.
5. You know I shall never let you down.
6. I know that every man has his price.
7. If the worst came to the worst, I should make a clean breast of it to Dorothy.
8. I am very keen on my career.
9. One can be very much in love with a woman without wanting to spend the rest of one's life with her.
I0. In point of fact there's no great risk if you are careful.
II. He knew that you'd run like a hare at the approach of danger.
12. I suppose I needn't take more than a few summer frocks and a shroud, need I?
9. Say why these things happened or did not happen:
1. I shall immediately file my petition.
2. He's only too anxious to marry me.
3. You dragged me round those interminable galleries in Venice.
4. We've got into an awful scrape.
5. I've already told your amah what you'll want.
III. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Walter and Kitty have a talk. Comment on the motives of Kitty's refusal to go to Mei-tan-fu. Account for Walter's mocking manner throughout the talk.
2. Walter brings up the subject of divorce. Kitty discusses the details of the divorce suit.
3. Kitty comes to Townsend's office. Account for his reaction to her coming, his manner and all the changes of his mind.