Act 2 Summary

Jack is watching his chauffer, or engineer, repair his automobile, but he soon grows exasperated at the progress. He tells the chauffer to leave the car out because he is intending to take a drive and begins to head toward the house to meet some other visitors who arrived earlier also by motorcar.

His chauffer, Henry pronounced Enry, is disappointed that he wasn't given the opportunity to race the other group of visitors to the house. He spends some time talking about new automobile racing records. Jack tells him they will accompany another motorcar in the afternoon. Rhoda, Ann's sister, will ride with them. At the mention of Ann's name, Henry begins whistling a tune.

Octavious comes up and confesses that he asked Ann to marry him. She refused saying he should not be able to think of anything except the death of...