Elliott Templeton
[Louisa and Isabel have arrived from America and are visiting him in his Parisian mansion]
This is my music room.
Louisa Bradley
Oh, isn't that lovely?
Isabel Bradley
Oh, what a beautiful piano!
Elliott Templeton
Well, it's a spinet by Larande, late 18th century French.
Louisa Bradley
It must have cost a fortune.
Elliott Templeton
It did. My poor dear friend, the viscount de Corvence had to part with it at a slight reduction, but then, estates are so draining on one these days, don't you find?
Isabel Bradley
And are all these things for sale?
Elliott Templeton
My dear Louisa, this isn't a shop. Oh, I occasionally allow the odd piece to be torn from my grasp.
