When Bertha wants to have a good time she has to provide occupation for George.

At first I thought Lily was going to play her cards well THIS time, but there are rumours that Bertha is jealous of her success here and at Cannes, and I shouldn't be surprised if there were a break any day.

Lily's only safeguard is that Bertha needs her badly--oh, very badly.

The Silverton affair is in the acute stage: it's necessary that George's attention should be pretty continuously distracted.

And I'm bound to say Lily DOES distract it: I believe he'd marry her tomorrow if he found out there was anything wrong with Bertha.