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In the opening scene of the play, Cis Farringdon sneaks away from dinner into the drawing room of the Posket home, bringing Beatie an apple and cobnuts as tokens of his affection. The class differences between the two are clear, but Cis has no regard for propriety, and this scene establishes the playful and comedic nature of most of the relationships within the play.
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Cis. Beatie!
Beatie. Cis dear! Dinner isn’t over, surely?
Cis. Not quite. I had one of my convenient headaches and cleared out. [Taking an apple and some cobnuts from his pocket and giving them to Beatie.] These are for you, dear, with my love. I sneaked ’em off the sideboard as I came out.
Beatie. Oh, I mustn’t take them!
Cis.
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