Act 2 Tableau III: Part III. Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)

[collector]

[When he appears, he is in his solariam, with tea and assorted confections set out on the table. He looks thoughtful for a moment, tapping the fingers of one hand on the other, and then he smiles a clear and easy smile that has never known anything but leisure and luxury.]

Is anyone up for tea?

[It's an innocent offer. But if there are two words that should not be used in relation to Irving Braxiatel, they are probably 'innocent' and 'coincidence.']

[Coincidental to his offer, the plot appears to be thickening.]