Those first few years in Paris must have been a
struggle.
MAGGIE. She is sneering at your poverty.
MARGARET. Yes, we did find life difficult at first, not the
luxurious start a girl has who marries wealth.
HETTY [to HARRIET]. Deny that you married Charles for his money.
[HARRIET deems it wise to ignore HETTY'S advice.]
MARGARET. But John and I are so congenial in our tastes, that we
were impervious to hardship or unhappiness.
HETTY [in anguish]. Do you love each other? Is it really true?
HARRIET [sweetly]. Did you have all the romance of starving for
his art?
MAGGIE [to MARGARET]. She's taunting you. Get even with her.
MARGARET. Not for long. Prince Rier soon discovered John's
genius, and introduced him royally to wealthy Parisians who gave
him many orders.
HETTY [to MAGGIE]. Are you telling the truth or are you lying?
HARRIET. If he had so many opportunities there, you must have had
great inducements to come back to the States.
MAGGIE [to HETTY]. We did, but not the kind you think.
MARGARET. John became the rage among Americans travelling in
France, too, and they simply insisted upon his coming here.
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