Katie:
No, the allusion was to the stage which used to be my profession.
Headmaster:
Indeed.
Headmaster's Wife:
You're an actress, Mrs. Chipping?
Katie:
Well, not even my best friends would call me that.
Headmaster's Wife:
[snidely]
Aw, and what would they call you?
Katie:
A soubrette. That's the girl in musical comedy who sings the big number and, in the end, loses the man.
[Chuckles]
Katie:
In real life, they nearly always end up the wives of earls. I nearly did. But luckily... I met Chips.
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