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lady caroline: ...jane, i was just saying what a pleasant party you hav…

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lady caroline:
...jane, i was just saying what a pleasant party you have asked us to meet. you have a wonderful power of selection. it is quite a gift.

lady hunstanton:
dear caroline, how kind of you! i think we all do fit in very nicely together. and i hope our charming american visitor will carry back pleasant recollections of our english country life. to footman the cushion, there, francis. and my shawl. the shetland. get the shetland. exit footman for shawl.

enter gerald arbuthnot.

gerald:
lady hunstanton, i have such good news to tell you. lord illingworth has just offered to make me his secretary.

lady hunstanton:
his secretary? that is good news indeed, gerald. it means a very brilliant future in store for you. your dear mother will be...

listen to the audio from 00:09–01:09.
then review pages 4 and 5 of the passage.
click or tap the underlined part of the play on these pages in which the actor playing lady hunstanton varies the tone of her voice to indicate that she is speaking to someone of another social class.

Explanation:

Response

To solve this, we analyze the underlined parts of Lady Hunstanton's dialogue:

  1. Analyze the underlined text: The underlined section is “[To Footman] The cushion, there, Francis. And my shawl. Din Shotsand. Get the Shotband. [Exit Footman for shawl.]”
  2. Identify social class interaction: When addressing the Footman (a servant, lower social class), Lady Hunstanton’s tone and language (direct commands like “The cushion, there, Francis” and “Get the Shotband”) differ from how she speaks to peers (e.g., Lady Caroline). Her tone here is authoritative and directive, typical of addressing someone of a lower social class.

The underlined part where Lady Hunstanton speaks to the Footman (e.g., “[To Footman] The cushion, there, Francis. And my shawl. Din Shotsand. Get the Shotband. [Exit Footman for shawl.]”) shows her varying tone to address a lower social class (the Footman is a servant).

Answer:

The underlined part is "[To Footman] The cushion, there, Francis. And my shawl. Din Shotsand. Get the Shotband. [Exit Footman for shawl.]" (or the specific underlined dialogue directed at the Footman, as it involves addressing a servant (lower social class) with a directive, authoritative tone).