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JILL。 I think you'd better shut up。
ROLF。 What my father said was true�察�your mother's rudeness to her
that day she came here�察�has made both him and Charlie ever so much
more bitter。
��JILL whistles the Habanera from ;Carmen。;��
��Staring at her�察�rather angrily��
Is it a whistling matter��
JILL。 No。
ROLF。 I suppose you want me to go��
JILL。 Yes。
ROLF。 All right。 Aren't we ever going to be friends again��
JILL。 ��Looking steadily at him�А �I don't expect so。
ROLF。 That's very´horrible。
JILL。 Lots of horrible things in the world。
ROLF。 It's our business to make them fewer�察�Jill。
JILL。 ��Fiercely�А �Don't be moral。
ROLF。 ��Hurt�А �That's the last thing I want to be。 I only want to
be friendly。
JILL。 Better be real first。
ROLF。 From the big point of view
JILL。 There isn't any。 We're all out�察�for our own。 And why not��
ROLF。 By jove�察�you have got
JILL。 Cynical�拭 �Your father's motto;Every man for himself。;
That's the winnerhands down。 Goodbye��
ROLF。 Jill� �Jill��
JILL。 ��Putting her hands behind her back�察�hums��
;If auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne;
ROLF。 Don't��
��With a pained gesture he goes out towards Left�察�through the
French window。��
��JILL�察�who has broken off the song�察�stands with her hands
clenched and her lips quivering。��
��FELLOWS enters Left。��
FELLOWS。 Mr。 Dawker�察�Miss�察�and two gentlemen。
JILL。 Let the three gentlemen in�察�and me out。
��She passes him and goes out Left。 And immediately。 DAWKER
and the two STRANGERS come in。��
FELLOWS。 I'll inform Mrs。 Hillcrist�察�sir。 The Squire is on his
rounds。 ��He goes out Left。��
��The THREE MEN gather in a discreet knot at the big bureau��
having glanced at the two doors and the open French window。��
DAWKER。 Now this may come into Court�察�you know。 If there's a screw
loose anywhere�察�better mention it。 ��To SECOND STRANGE�А �You knew
her personally��
SECOND S。 What do you think�拭 �I don't�察�take girls on trust for that
sort of job。 She came to us highly recommended�察�too�察�and did her
work very well。 It was a double stuntto make surewasn't it��
George��
FIRST S。 Yes�察�we paid her for the two visits。
SECOND S。 I should know her in a minute�察�striking looking girl�察�had
something in her face。 Daresay she'd seen hard times。
FIRST S。 We don't want publicity。
DAWKER。 Not Likely。 The threat'll do it�察�but the stakes are heavy
and the man's a slugger�察�we must be able to push it home。 If you
can both swear to her�察�it'll do the trick。
SECOND S。 And aboutI mean�察�we're losing time�察�you know�察�coming
down here。
DAWKER。 ��With a nod at FIRST STRANGER�А �George here knows me。
That'll be all right。 I'll guarantee it well worth your while。
SECOND S。 I don't want to do the girl harm�察�if she's married。
DAWKER。 No�察�no�察�nobody wants to hurt her。 We just want a cinch on
this fellow till he squeals。
��They separate a little as MRS。 HILLCRIST enters from Right。��
DAWKER。 Good morning�察�ma'am。 My friend's partner。 Hornblower
coming��
MRS。 H。 At eleven。 I had to send up a second note�察�Dawker。
DAWKER。 Squire not in��
MRS。 H。 I haven't told him。
DAWKER。 ��Nodding�А �Our friends might go in here ��Pointing Right��
and we can use 'em as the want 'em。
MRS。 H。 ��To the STRANGERS�А �Will you make yourselves comfortable��
��She holds the door open�察�and they pass her into the room��
Right。��
DAWKER。 ��Showing document�А�I've had this drawn and engrossed。
Pretty sharp work。 Conveys the Centry�察�and Longmeadow�察�to the
Squire at four thousand five hundred�此�Now�察�ma'am�察�suppose Hornblower
puts his hand to that�察�hell have been done in the eye�察�and six
thousand all told out o' pocket。You'll have a very nasty neighbour
here。
MRS。 H。 But we shall still have the power to disclose that secret
at any time。
DAWKER。 Yeh� �But things might happen here you could never bring
home to him。 You can't trust a man like that。 He isn't goin' to
forgive me�察�I know。
MRS。 H。 ��Regarding him keenly�А�But if he signs�察�we couldn't
honourably
DAWKER。 No�察�ma'am�察�you couldn't�察�and I'm sure I don't want to do
that girl a hurt。 I just mention it because�察�of course�察�you can't
guarantee that it doesn't get out。
MRS。 H。 Not absolutely�察�I suppose。
��A look passes between them�察�which neither of them has quite
sanctioned。��
��There's his car。 It always seems to make more noise than any
other。��
DAWKER。 He'll kick and flounderbut you leave him to ask what you
want�察�ma'am�察�don't mention this ��He puts the deed back into his
pocket�А� The Centry's no mortal good to him if he's not going to
put up works�察�I should say he'd be glad to save what he can。
��MRS。 HILLCRIST inclines her head。 FELLOWS enters Left。��
FELLOWS。 ��Apologetically�А �Mr。 Hornblower�察�ma'am�察�by appointment��
he says。
MRS。 H。 Quite right�察�Fellows。
��HORNBLOWER comes in�察�and FELLOWS goes out。��
HORNBLOWER。 ��Without salutation�А �I've come to ask ye point bleak
what ye mean by writing me these letters。 ��He takes out two
letters。 And we'll discus it in the presence of nobody�察�if ye��
please。
MRS。 H。 Mr。 Dawker knows all that I know�察�and more。
HORNBLOWER。 Does he�拭 �Very well� �Your second note says that my
daughter´in´law has lied to me。 Well�察�I've brought her�察�and what
ye've got to sayif it's not just a trick to see me againye'll
say to her face。 ��He takes a step towards the window。��
MRS。 H。 Mr。 Hornblower�察�you had better�察�decide that after hearing
what it iswe shall be quite ready to repeat it in her presence��
but we want to do as little harm as possible。
HORNBLOWER。 ��Stopping�А �Oh� �ye do� �Well�察�what lies have ye been
hearin'�拭 �Or what have ye made up�拭 �You and Mr。 Dawker�拭 �Of course
ye know there's a law of libel and slander。 I'm�察�not the man to
stop at that。
MRS。 H。 ��Calmly�А �Are you familiar with the law of divorce�察�Mr。
Hornblower��
HORNBLOWER。 ��Taken aback�А �No�察�I'm not。 That is´。
MRS。 H。 Well�察�you know that misconduct is required。 And I suppose
you've heard that cases are arranged。
HORNBLOWER。 I know it's all very shockingwhat about it��
MRS。 H。 When cases are arranged�察�Mr。 Hornblower�察�the man who is to
be divorced often visits an hotel with a strange woman。 I am
extremely sorry to say that your daughter´in´law�察�before her
marriage�察�was in the habit of being employed as such a woman。
HORNBLOWER。 Ye dreadful creature��
DAWKER。 ��Quickly�А �All proved�察�up to the hilt��
HORNBLOWER。 I don't believe a word of it。 Ye're lyin' to save your
skins。 How dare ye tell me such monstrosities�拭 �Dawker�察�I'll have
ye in a criminal court。
DAWKER。 Rats� �You saw a gent with me yesterday�拭 �Well�察�he's
employed her。
HORNBLOWER。 A put´up job� �Conspiracy��
MRS。 H。 Go and get your daughter´in´law。
HORNBLOWER。 ��With the first sensation of being in a net�А �It's a
foul shamea lying slander��
MRS。 H。 If so�察�it's easily disproved。 Go and fetch her。
HORNBLOWER。 ��Seeing them unmoved�А �I will。 I don't believe a word
of it。
MRS。 H。 I hope you are right。
��HORNBLOWER goes out by the French window�察�DAWKER slips to the
door Right�察�opens it�察�arid speaks to those within。 MRS。
HILLCRIST stands moistening her lips�察�and passim her
handkerchief over them。 HORNBLOWER returns�察�preceding CHLOE��
strung up to hardness and defiance。��
HORNBLOWER。 Now then�察�let's have this impudent story torn to rags。
CHLOE。 What story��
HORNBLOWER。 That you�察�my dear�察�were a womanit's too shockinI
don't know how to tell ye
CHLOE。 Go on��
HORNBLOWER。 Were a woman that went with men�察�to get them their
divorce。
CHLOE。 Who says that��
HORNBLOWER。 That lady ��Sneering�А �there�察�and her bull´terrier here。
CHLOE。 ��Facing MRS。 HILLCRIST�А �That's a charitable thing to say��
isn't it��
MRS。 H。 Is it true��
CHLOE。 No。
HORNBLOWER。 ��Furiously�А �There� �I'll have ye both on your knees to
her��
DAWKER。 ��Opening the door�察�Right�А �Come in。
��The FIRST STRANGER comes in。 CHLOE�察�with a visible effort��
turns to face him。��
FIRST S。 How do you do�察�Mrs。 Vane��
CHLOE。 I don't know you。
FIRST S。 Your memory is bad�察�ma'am�此�You knew me yesterday well
enough。 One day is not a long time�察�nor are three years。
CHLOE。 Who are you��
FIRST S。 Come�察�ma'am�察�come� �The Caster case。
CHLOE。 I don't know you�察�I say。 ��To MRS。 HILLCRIST�А �How can you
be so vile��
FIRST S。 Let me refresh your memory�察�ma'am。 ��Producing a notebook��
Just on three years ago�察 �Oct。3。 To fee and expenses Mrs。 Vane with
Mr。 C�察�Hotel Beaulieu�察�Twenty pounds。 Oct。 10�察�Do。�察�Twenty
pounds。; ��To HORNBLOWER�А �Would you like to glance at this book��
sir�拭 �You'll see they're genuine entries。
��HORNBLOWER makes a motion to do so�察�but checks himself and
looks at CHLOE。��
CHLOE。 ��Hysterically�А �It's all lieslies��
FIRST S。 Come�察�ma'am�察�we wish you no harm。
CHLOE。 Take me away。 I won't be treated like this。
MRS。 H。 ��In a low voice�А�Confess。
CHLOE。 Lies��
HORNBLOWER。 Were ye ever called Vane��
CHLOE。 No�察�never。
��She makes a movement towards the window�察�but DAWKER is in the
way�察�and she halts。 FIRST S。 ��Opening the door�察�Right��
Henry。��
��The SECOND STRANGER comes in quickly。 At sight of him CHLOE
throws up her hands�察�gasps�察�breaks down�察�stage Left�察�and stands
covering her face with her hands。 It is so complete a
confession that HORNBLOWER stands staggered�察�and�察�taking out a
coloured handkerchief�察�wipes his brow。��
DAWKER。 Are you convinced��
HORNBLOWER。 Take those men away。
DAWKER。 If you're not satisfied�察�we can get other evidence�察�plenty。
HORNBLOWER。 ��Looking at CHLOE�А �That's enough。 Take them out。
Leave me alone with her。
��DAWKER takes them out Right。 MRS。 HILLCRIST passes HORNBLOWER
and goes out at the window。 HORNBLOWER moves down a step or
two towards CHLOE。��
HORNBLOWER。 My God��
CHLOE。 ��With an outburst�А �Don't tell Charlie� �Don't tell Charlie��
HORNBLOWER。 Chearlie� �So�察�that was your manner of life。
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