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DR。 FREEMANTLE。 A man it pays to be perfectly frank with。
FANNY。 It's a very old family�察�isn't it��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 Old� �Good Lord no� �First Lord Bantock was only Vernon's great´grandfather。 That is the woman that did it all。 ��He is looking at the Hoppner。��
FANNY。 How do you mean��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 Got them their title。 Made the name of Bantock of importance in the history of the Georges。 Clever woman。
FANNY ��leaning over a chair�察�she is staring into the eyes of the first Lady Bantock�А� I wonder what she would have done if she had ever got herself into a really first´class muddle��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 One thing's certain。 ��Fanny turns to him。�А �She'd have got out of it。
FANNY ��addresses the portrait�А� I do wish you could talk。
Vernon bursts into the room。 He has been riding。 He throws aside his hat and stick。
VERNON。 Hulloa� �This is good of you。 ��He shakes hands with the Doctor。�А �How are you�拭 。�Without waiting for any reply�察�he goes to Fanny�察�kisses her。�А �Good morning�察�dear。 How have you been getting on together�察�you two�拭 �Has she been talking to you��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 Oh�察�yes。
VERNON。 Doesn't she talk well�拭 �I say�察�what have you been doing to yourself��
FANNY。 Jane thought this style��with a gesture��more appropriate to Lady Bantock。
VERNON。 Um� �Wonder if she's right�拭 。�To the Doctor�А �What do you think��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 I think it a question solely for Lady Bantock。
VERNON。 Of course it is。 ��To Fanny�А �You know�察�you mustn't let them dictate to you。 Dear�察�good�察�faithful souls�察�all of them。 But they must understand that you are mistress。
FANNY ��she seizes eagerly at the chance�А� You might mention it to them�察�dear。 It would come so much better from you。
VERNON。 No�察�you。 They will take more notice of you。
FANNY。 I'd so much rather you did it。 ��To Dr。 Freemantle�А �Don't you think it would come better from him��
DR。 FREEMANTLE ��laughs�А� I'm afraid you'll have to do it yourself。
VERNON。 You see�察�dear�察�it might hurt them�察�coming from me。 It would seem like ingratitude。 Mrs。 BennetWhy�察�it wasn't till I began to ask questions that I grasped the fact that she WASN'T my real mother。 As for old Bennet�察�ever since my father diedwell�察�I hardly know how I could have got on without him。 It was Charles Bennet that taught me to ride�察�I learned my letters sitting on Jane's lap。
FANNY。 Yes。 Perhaps I had better do it myself。
VERNON。 I'm sure it will be more effective。 Of course I shall support you。
FANNY。 Thank you。 Oh�察�by the by�察�dear�察�I shan't be able to go with you to´day。
VERNON。 Why not��
FANNY。 I've rather a headache。
VERNON。 Oh�察�I'm so sorry。 Oh�察�all right�察�we'll stop at home。 I'm not so very keen about it。
FANNY。 No�察�I want you to go�察�dear。 Your aunts are looking forward to it。 I shall get over it all the sooner with everybody out of the way。
VERNON。 Well�察�if you really wish it。
The Misses Wetherell steal in。 They are dressed for driving。 They exchange greetings with the Doctor。
FANNY。 You know you promised to obey。 ��Tickles his nose with a flower。��
VERNON ��laughingto the Doctor�А� You see what it is to be married��
DR。 FREEMANTLE ��laughs�А� Very trying。
VERNON ��turning to his aunts�А� Fanny isn't coming with us。
THE YOUNGER MISS WETHERELL ��to Fanny�А� Oh�察�my dear��
FANNY。 It's only a headache。 ��She takes her aside。�А �I'm rather glad of it。 I want an excuse for a little time to myself。
THE YOUNGER MISS WETHERELL。 I understand�察�dear。 It's all been so sudden。 ��She kisses herthen to the room�А �She'll be all the better alone。 We three will go on。 ��She nods and signs to her sister。��
FANNY ��kissing the Elder Miss Wetherell�А� Don't you get betting。
THE ELDER MISS WETHERELL。 Oh no�察�dear�察�we never do。 It's just to see the dear horses。 ��She joins her sister。 They whisper。��
VERNON ��to the Doctor to whom he has been talking�А� Can we give you a lift��
DR。 FREEMANTLE。 Well�察�you might as far as the Vicarage。 Good´bye�察�Lady Bantock。
FANNY ��shaking hands�А� Good´bye�察�Doctor。
VERNON。 Sure you won't be lonely��
FANNY ��laughs�А� Think I can't exist an hour without you�拭 �Mr。 Conceited��
VERNON ��laughs and kisses her�А� Come along。 ��He takes the Doctor and his younger Aunt towards the door。��
THE ELDER MISS WETHERELL ��who is following last�А� I like you in that frock。
FANNY ��laughs�А� So glad。 It's Ernest who attends to the fires�察�isn't it��
THE ELDER MISS WETHERELL。 Yes�察�dear。
FANNY。 I wish you'd send him up。 ��At doorcalls after them�А �Hope you'll all enjoy yourselves��
VERNON ��from the distance�А� I shall put you on a fiver。
FANNY。 Mind it wins。 ��She listens a momentcloses door�察�comes back to desk�察�and takes a Bradshaw。�А �Five´six´threefive´six´three。 ��Finds page。�А �St。 Pancras�察�eight o'clock。 Oh�察�Lord� �Stamford�察�10。45。 Leave Stamford��Ernest has entered。�А �Is that you�察�Ernest��
ERNEST。 Yes。
FANNY。 Shut the door。 Sure it went off last night�察�that telegram��
ERNEST。 Yes。
FANNY。 If he doesn't catch that eight o'clock�察�he can't get here till nearly four。 That will be awkward。 ��To Ernest�А �What time is it now��
ERNEST ��looks at clock�А� Twenty past eleven。
FANNY。 If he does�察�he'll be here about twelveI believe I'll go and meet him。 Could I get out without being seen��
ERNEST。 You'll have to pass the lodge。
FANNY。 Who's at the lodge now��
ERNEST。 Mother。
FANNY。 Damn��
Bennet has entered unnoticed and drawn near。 At this point from behind�察�he boxes Ernest's ears。
ERNEST。 Here�察�steady��
BENNET。 On the occasions when your cousin forgets her position�察�you will remember it and remind her of it。 Get out� 。�Ernest�察�clumsily as ever�察 �gets out。;�А �A sort of person has called who�察�according to his own account�察 �happened to be passing this way�察─�and would like to see you。
FANNY ��who has been trying to hide the Bradshawwith affected surprise。�А �To see me��
BENNET ��drily�А� Yes。 I thought you would be surprised。 He claims to be an old friend of yoursMr。 George Newte。
FANNY ��still keeping it up�А� George Newte� �Of courseah�察�yes。 Do you mind showing him up��
BENNET。 I thought I would let you know he had arrived�察�in case you might be getting anxious about him。 I propose giving him a glass of beer and sending him away again。
FANNY ��flares up�А� Look here�察�uncle�察�you and I have got to understand one another。 I may put up with being bullied myselfif I can't see any help for itbut I'm not going to stand my friends being insulted。 You show Mr。 Newte up here。
A silence。
BENNET。 I shall deem it my duty to inform his lordship of Mr。 Newte's visit。
FANNY。 There will be no need to。 Mr。 Newte�察�if his arrangements permit�察�will be staying to dinner。
BENNET。 That�察�we shall see about。 ��He goes out。��
FANNY ��following him to door�А� And tell them I shall want the best bedroom got ready in case Mr。 Newte is able to stay the night。 I've done it。 ��She goes to piano�察�dashes into the ;Merry Widow Waltz�察─�or some other equally inappropriate but well´known melody�察�and then there enters Newte�察�shown in by Bennet。 Newte is a cheerful person�察�attractively dressed in clothes suggestive of a successful bookmaker。 He carries a white pot hat and tasselled cane。 His gloves are large and bright。 He is smoking an enormous cigar。��
BENNET。 Mr。 Newte。
FANNY ��she springs up and greets him。 They are evidently good friends�А � Hulloa�察�George��
NEWTE。 Hulloa�察�FanI beg your pardon�察�Lady Bantock。 ��Laughs。�А �Was just passing this way ´
FANNY ��cutting him short�А� Yes。 So nice of you to call。
NEWTE。 I said to myself��His eye catches Bennet�察�he stops。�А �Ah�察�thanks。 ��He gives Bennet his hat and stick�察�but Bennet does not seem satisfied。 He has taken from the table a small china tray。 This he is holding out to Newte�察�evidently for Newte to put something in it。 But what�拭 �Newte is puzzled�察�he glances at Fanny。 The idea strikes him that perhaps it is a tip Bennet is waiting for。 It seems odd�察�but if it be the customhe puts his hand to his trousers pocket。��
BENNET。 The smoking´room is on the ground´floor。
NEWTE。 Ah�察�my cigar。 I beg your pardon。 I couldn't understand。 ��He puts it on the traybreaks into a laugh。��
BENNET。 Thank you。 Her ladyship is suffering from a headache。 If I might suggesta little less boisterousness。 ��He goes out。��
NEWTE ��he watches him out�А� I say�察�your Lord Chamberlain's a bit of a freezer��
FANNY。 Yes。 Wants hanging out in the sun。 How did you manage to get here so early�拭 。�She sits。��
NEWTE。 Well�察�your telegram rather upset me。 I thoughtcorrect etiquette for me to sit down here�察�do you think��
FANNY。 Don't ask me。 Got enough new tricks of my own to learn。 ��Laughs。�А �Should chance it�察�if I were you。
NEWTE。 Such a long time since I was at Court。 ��He sits。�А �Yes�察�I was up at five o'clock this morning。
FANNY ��laughs�А� Oh�察�you poor fellow��
NEWTE。 Caught the first train to Melton�察�and came on by cart。 What's the trouble��
FANNY。 A good deal。 Why didn't you tell me what I was marrying��
NEWTE。 I did。 I told you that he was a gentleman�察�that he ´
FANNY。 Why didn't you tell me that he was Lord Bantock�拭 �You knew�察�didn't you��
NEWTE ��begins to see worries ahead�А� Can't object to my putting a cigar in my mouth if I don't light itcan he��
FANNY。 Oh�察�light itanything you like that will help you to get along。
NEWTE ��bites the end off the cigar and puts it between his teeth。 This helps him�А� No�察�I didn't knownot officially。
FANNY。 What do you mean;not officially;��
NEWTE。 He never told me。
FANNY。 He never told you ANYTHINGfor the matter of that。 I understood you had found out everything for yourself。
NEWTE。 Yes�察�and one of the things I found out was that he didn't WANT you to know。 I could see his little game。 Wanted to play the Lord Burleigh fake。 Well�察�what was the harm�拭 �Didn't make any difference to you��
FANNY。 Didn't make any difference to me� 。�Jumps up。�А �Do you know what I've done�拭 �Married into a family that keeps twenty´three servants�察�every blessed one of whom is a near relation of my own。 ��He sits paralysed。 She goes on。�А �That bald´headed old owl��with a wave towards the door��that wanted to send you of
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