(_IRIS comes in with NANCY—tall, cool, confident, with something of the boy in her; utterly honest and unafraid. But even if you don’t like these qualities, you forgive her because she is lovely._) NANCY. Jack’s told you, Jim? BROXOPP. Yes, the rascal. Iris! (_He holds out his hands to her._) IRIS (_taking them_). Daddy Broxopp! Bend down. (_He bends towards her and she kisses him gently on the forehead._) There! You don’t mind being called Daddy Broxopp? Nancy doesn’t mind; I mean being called Nancy. I’ve been talking it over with her, and she’s going to let me call her Nancy because she’s so young and pretty. BROXOPP (_enjoying it_). And I’m not young and pretty? IRIS. No, you’re middle-aged and Broxoppy. It’s a nice thing to be. BROXOPP (_taking her hands again_). Thank you for thinking her young and pretty. NANCY. I don’t feel very young, with a big son wanting to get married. IRIS. He? He’s only a baby. (_She blows a kiss to the picture._) JACK (_resigned_). Oh, Lord! BROXOPP. Well, Iris, if you’re as happy together as Nancy and I have been, you’ll do. Twenty-five years we have been married, and I always say that if it hadn’t been for Nancy—— NANCY (_stopping him_). Yes, dear. IRIS. If it hadn’t been for Nancy, there wouldn’t have been a Jack for me to marry. BROXOPP (_joining in the general laughter_). Well, that’s true. And what does Sir Roger say about it? (_The laughter stops suddenly. JACK and IRIS look at each other._) Hullo, he does say something about it? NANCY. I think we’d better sit down, darling, and—— (_She leads the way to the sofa. They sit down._) BROXOPP. Well, what is it? Jack’s been trying to get something out for the last five minutes. IRIS. Jack, you’re a coward. I wasn’t. I told Nancy. JACK. Oh, all right then.... Look here, Dad, you’ll think me a beast for what I’m going to say, but I want you and Mother to understand that it’s not just a sudden idea put into my head by—(_he looks at IRIS and goes on_) by Sir Roger, but it’s what I’ve felt for years. BROXOPP. Well? (_NANCY takes his hand and presses it._) JACK. Well, then—I’m—I’m—— (_From the heart_) Well, I’m simply _fed up_ with Broxopp’s Beans. BROXOPP (_surprised_). But you haven’t had them since you were a baby.