- Prof. George Chown: Gilbey, do something to upset you?
- Virginia Chown: No more than I deserved.
- Prof. George Chown: Virginia, I understand that your infatuation with these young boys is, well, no more than a reflection of your boredom. A childish way of getting more attention from me, perhaps. But I do have a position here. I'd appreciate it if you spent less time with the children and more with the grown-ups in the living room.
- Prof. George Chown: [she takes a drink and he takes the glass from her] Perhaps you're right; you've already had too much.
- Virginia Chown: Mostly too much of this life.