ATRAGI-COMEDY
　　"Whotouchespitchshallbedefiled"
　　CHARACTERS
　　HILLCRIST……。ACountryGentlemanAMY……HisWifeJILL……HisDaughterDAWKER……HisAgentHORNBLOWER……AManNewly-RichCHARLES……HisElderSonCHLOE……WifetoCharlesROLF……HisYoungerSonFELLOWS……Hillcrist'sButlerANNA……Chloe'sMaidTHEJACKMANS……ManandWifeANAUCTIONEER
　　ASOLICITOR
　　TWOSTRANGERS
　　ACTI。HILLCRIST'SStudyACTII。
　　SCENEI。Amonthlater。AnAuctionRoom。
　　SCENEII。Thesameevening。CHLOE'SBoudoir。
　　ACTIII
　　SCENEI。Thefollowingday。HILLCRIST'SStudy。Morning。
　　SCENEII。TheSame。Evening。
　　ACTI
　　HILLCRIST'Sstudy。Apleasantroom，withbooksincalfbindings，andsignsthattheHILLCRIST'Shavetravelled，suchasalargephotographoftheTajMahal，ofTableMountain，andthePyramidsofEgypt。Alargebureau[stageRight]，devotedtothebusinessofacountryestate。Twofoxes'masks。
　　Flowersinbowls。Deeparmchairs。AlargeFrenchwindowopen[atBack]，withalovelyviewofaslightriseoffieldsandtreesinAugustsunlight。Afinestonefireplace[stageLeft]。
　　Adoor[Left]。Adooropposite[Right]。Generalcoloureffect——stone，andcigar-leafbrown，withspotsofbrightcolour。
　　[HILLCRISTsitsinaswivelchairatthebureau，busywithpapers。Hehasgout，andhisleftfootisencasedaccord:Heisathin，dried-upmanofaboutfifty-five，witharatherrefined，ratherkindly，andrathercrankycountenance。Closetohimstandshisveryupstandingnineteen-year-olddaughterJILL，withclubbedhairroundapretty，manlyface。]
　　JILL。Youknow，Dodo，it'sallprettygoodrotinthesedays。
　　HILLCRIST。Cadsarecads，Jill，eveninthesedays。
　　JILL。Whatisacad？
　　HILLCRIST。Aself-assertivefellow，withoutasenseofotherpeople。
　　JILL。Well，OldHornblowerI'llgiveyou。
　　HILLCRIST。Iwouldn'ttakehim。
　　JILL。Well，you'vegothim。Now，Charlie——Chearlie——Isay——theimportanceofnotbeingCharlie——
　　HILLCRIST。Goodheavens！doyouknowtheirChristiannames？
　　JILL。Mydearfather，they'vebeenheresevenyears。
　　HILLCRIST。InolddaysweonlyknewtheirChristiannamesfromtheirtombstones。
　　JILL。CharlieHornblowerisn'treallyhalfabadsport。
　　HILLCRIST。AboutaquarterofabadsportI'vealwaysthoughtouthunting。
　　JILL。[Pullinghishair]Now，hiswife——Chloe——
　　HILLCRIST。[Whimsical]Gad！yourmother'dhaveafitifsheknewyoucalledherChloe。
　　JILL。It'sarippingname。
　　HILLCRIST。Chloe！H'm！Ihadaspanielonce——
　　JILL。Dodo，you'renarrow。Buckup，olddarling，itwon'tdo。
　　Chloehasseenlife，I'mprettysure；THAT'Sattractive，anyway。
　　No，mother'snotintheroom；don'tturnyouruneasyeyes。
　　HILLCRIST。Really，mydear，youaregetting——
　　JILL。Thelimit。Now，Rolf——
　　HILLCRIST。What'sRolf？Anotherdog？
　　JILL。RolfHornblower'satopper；hereallyisaniceboy。
　　HILLCRIST。[Withasharplook]Oh！He'saniceboy？
　　JILL。Yes，darling。Youknowwhataniceboyis，don'tyou？
　　HILLCRIST。Notinthesedays。
　　JILL。Well，I'lltellyou。Inthefirstplace，he'snotamorous。
　　HILLCRIST。What！Well，that'ssomecomfort。
　　JILL。Justajollygoodcompanion。
　　HILLCRIST。Towhom？
　　JILL。Well，toanyone——me。
　　HILLCRIST。Where？
　　JILL。Anywhere。Youdon'tsupposeIconfinemyselftothehomepaddocks，doyou？I'mnaturallyrangey，Father。
　　HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Youdon'tsayso！
　　JILL。Inthesecondplace，hedoesn'tlikediscipline。
　　HILLCRIST。Jupiter！Hedoesseemattractive。
　　JILL。Inthethirdplace，hebarshisfather。
　　HILLCRIST。Isthatessentialtonicegirlstoo？
　　JILL。[Withatwirlofhishair]Fishnot！Fourthly，he'sgotideas。
　　HILLCRIST。Iknewit！
　　JILL。Forinstance，hethinks——asIdo——
　　HILLCRIST。Ah！Goodideas。
　　JILL。[Pullinggently]Careful！Hethinksoldpeopleruntheshowtoomuch。Hesaystheyoughtn'tto，becausethey'resodamtouchy。
　　Areyoudamtouchy，darling？
　　HILLCRIST。Well，I'm——！Idon'tknowabouttouchy。
　　JILL。Hesaysthere'llbenoworldfittoliveintillwegetridoftheold。Wemustmakethemclimbatalltree，andshakethemoffit。
　　HILLCRIST。[Drily]Oh！hesaysthat！
　　JILL。Otherwise，withthewaytheystandoneachother'srights，they'llspoilthegardenfortheyoung。
　　HILLCRIST。Doeshisfatheragree？
　　JILL。Oh！Rolfdoesn'ttalktohim，hismouth'stoolarge。Haveyoueverseenit，Dodo？
　　HILLCRIST。Ofcourse。
　　JILL。It'sconsiderable，isn'tit？Nowyoursis——reticent，darling。[Rumplinghishair。]
　　HILLCRIST。Itwon'tbeinaminute。DoyourealisethatI'vegotgout？
　　JILL。Poorducky！Howlonghavewebeenhere，Dodo？
　　HILLCRIST。SinceElizabeth，anyway。
　　JILL。[Lookingathisfoot]Ithasitsdrawbacks。D'youthinkHornblowerhadafather？Ibelievehewasspontaneous。But，Dodo，whyallthis——thisattitudetotheHornblowers？
　　[Shepursesherlipsandmakesagestureasofpushingpersonsaway。]
　　HILLCRIST。Becausethey'repushing。
　　JILL。That'sonlybecauseweare，asmotherwouldsay，andthey'renot——yet。Butwhynotletthembe？
　　HILLCRIST。Youcan't。
　　JILL。Why？
　　HILLCRIST。Ittakesgenerationstolearntoliveandletlive，Jill。Peoplelikethattakeanellwhenyougivethemaninch。
　　JILL。Butifyougavethemtheell，theywouldn'twanttheinch。
　　Whyshoulditallbesuchaskingame？
　　HILLCRIST。Skingame？Wheredoyougetyourlingo？
　　JILL。Keeptothepoint，Dodo。
　　HILLCRIST。Well，Jill，alllife'sastrugglebetweenpeopleatdifferentstagesofdevelopment，indifferentpositions，withdifferentamountsofsocialinfluenceandproperty。Andtheonlythingistohaverulesofthegameandkeepthem。NewpeopleliketheHornblowershaven'tlearntthoserules；theironlyruleistogetalltheycan。
　　JILL。Darling，don'tprose。They'renothalfasbadasyouthink。
　　HILLCRIST。Well，whenIsoldHornblowerLongmeadowandthecottages，Icertainlyfoundhimallright。Allthesame，he'sgottheclovenhoof。[Warmingup]HisinfluenceinDeepwateristhoroughlybad；thosepotteriesofhisaredemoralising——thewholeatmosphereoftheplaceischanging。Itwasathousandpitiesheevercamehereanddiscoveredthatclay。He'sbroughtinthemoderncutthroatspirit。
　　JILL。Cutourthroatspirit，youmean。What'syourdefinitionofagentleman，Dodo？
　　HILLCRIST。[Uneasily]Can'tdescribe——onlyfeelit。
　　JILL。Oh！Try！
　　HILLCRIST。Well——er——Isupposeyoumightsay——amanwhokeepshisformanddoesn'tletlifescupperhimoutofhisstandards。
　　JILL。Butsupposehisstandardsarelow？
　　HILLCRIST。[Withsomeearnestness]Iassume，ofcourse，thathe'shonestandtolerant，gentletotheweak，andnotself-seeking。
　　JILL。Ah！self-seeking？Butaren'tweall，Dodo？Iam。
　　HILLCRIST。[Withasmile]You！
　　JILL。[Scornfully]Oh！yes——tooyoungtoknow。
　　HILLCRIST。Nobodyknowstillthey'reunderprettyheavyfire，Jill。
　　JILL。Except，ofcourse，mother。
　　HILLCRIST。Howdoyoumean——mother？
　　JILL。MotherremindsmeofEnglandaccordingtoherself——alwaysrightwhatevershedoes。
　　HILLCRIST。Ye-es。Yourmotheritperhaps——theperfectwoman。
　　JILL。That'swhatIwassaying。Now，noonecouldcallyouperfect，Dodo。Besides，you'vegotgout。
　　HILLCRIST。Yes；andIwantFellows。Ringthatbell。
　　JILL。[Crossingtothebell]ShallItellyoumydefinitionofagentleman？AmanwhogivestheHornblowerhisdue。[Sheringsthebell]AndIthinkmotheroughttocallonthem。RolfsaysoldHornblowerresentsitfearfullythatshe'snevermadeasigntoChloethethreeyearsshe'sbeenhere。
　　HILLCRIST。Idon'tinterferewithyourmotherinsuchmatters。Shemaygoandcallonthedevilhimselfifshelikes。
　　JILL。Iknowyou'reeversomuchbetterthansheis。
　　HILLCRIST。That'srespectful。
　　JILL。Youdokeepyourprejudicesoutofyourphiz。Butmotherliterallylooksdownhernose。Andsheneverforgivesan"h。"
　　They'dgetthe"hell"fromheriftheytookthe"hinch。"
　　HILLCRIST。Jill-yourlanguage！
　　JILL。Don'tslimeoutofit，Dodo。Isay，motheroughttocallontheHornblowers。[Noanswer。]Well？
　　HILLCRIST。Mydear，Ialwaysletpeoplehavethelastword。Itmakesthem——feelfunny。Ugh！Myfoot！[EnterFELLOWS，Left。]
　　Fellows，sendintothevillageandgetanotherbottleofthisstuff。
　　JILL。I'llgo，darling。
　　[Sheblowhimakiss，andgoesoutatthewindow。]
　　HILLCRIST。AndtellcookI'vegottogoonslops。Thisfoot'sworse。
　　FELLOWS。[Sympathetic]Indeed，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Mythirdgothisyear，Fellows。
　　FELLOWS。Veryannoying，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Ye-es"。Everhadit？
　　FELLOWS。IfancyIhavehadatwinge，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。[Brightening]Haveyou？Where？
　　FELLOWS。Inmycorkwrist，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Yourwhat？
　　FELLOWS。ThewristIdrawcorkswith。
　　HILLCRIST。[Withacackle]You'dhavehadmorethanatwingeifyou'dlivedwithmyfather。H'm！
　　FELLOWS。Excuseme，sir——Vichywatercorks，inmyexperience，areworsethananywine。
　　HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Ah！Thecountry'snotwhatitwas，isit，Fellows？
　　FELLOWS。Gettingverynew，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。[Feelingly]You'reright。HasDawkercome？
　　FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。TheJackmanswouldliketoseeyou，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Whatabout？
　　FELLOWS。Idon'tknow，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Well，showthemin。
　　FELLOWS。[Going]Yes，sir。
　　[HILLCRISTturnshisswivelchairround。TheJACKMANScomein。
　　He，abigfellowaboutfifty，inalabourer'sdress，witheyeswhichhavemoreinthenthanhistonguecanexpress；she，alittlewomanwithawornface，abright，quickglance，andatonguetomatch。]
　　HILLCRIST。Goodmorning，Mrs。Jackman！Morning，Jackman！Haven'tseenyouforalongtime。WhatcanIdo？
　　[Hedrawsinfoot，andbreath，withasharphiss。]
　　HILLCRIST。[Inadown-heartedvoice]We'vehadnoticetoquit，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。[Withemphasis]What！
　　JACKMAN。Gottobeoutthisweek。
　　MRS。J。Yes，sir，indeed。
　　HILLCRIST。Well，butwhenIsoldLongmeadowandthecottages，itwasontheexpressunderstandingthattherewastobenodisturbanceoftenancies:
　　MRS。J。Yes，sir；butwe'veallgottogo。Mrs。'Arvey，andtheDrews，an'us，andthereisn'tanothercottagetobehadanywhereinDeepwater。
　　HILLCRIST。Iknow；Iwantoneformycowman。Thiswon'tdoatall。
　　Wheredoyougetitfrom？
　　JACKMAN。Mr。'Ornblower，'imself，air。Justanhourago。Hecomeroundandsaid:"I'msorry；Iwantthecottages，andyou'vegottoclear。"
　　MRS。J。[Bitterly]He'snogentleman，sir；heputitsobrisk。Webeentherethirtyyears，andnowwedon'tknowwhattodo。SoI
　　hopeyou'llexcuseuscominground，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Ishouldthinkso，indeed！H'm！[Herisesandlimpsacrosstothefireplaceonhisstick。Tohimself]Theclovenhoof。
　　ByGeorge！thisisabreachoffaith。I'llwritetohim，Jackman。
　　Confoundit！I'dcertainlyneverhavesoldifI'dknownhewasgoingtodothis。
　　MRS。J。No，sir，I'msure，sir。Theydosayit'stodowiththepotteries。Hewantsthecottagesforhisworkmen。
　　HILLCRIST。[Sharply]That'sallverywell，butheshouldn'thaveledmetosupposethathewouldmakenochange。
　　JACKMAN。[Heavily]Theytalkabouthishavin'boughttheCentrytogutupmorechimneysthere，andthat'swhyhewantsthecottages。
　　HINT。TheCentry！Impossible！
　　[Mrs。J。Yes，air；it'ssuchaprettyspot-looksbeautifulfromhere。[Shelooksoutthroughthewindow]LoveliestspotinallDeepwater，Ialwayssay。Andyourfatherownedit，andhisfatherbefore'im。It'sapitytheyeversoldit，sir，beggin'yourpardon。]
　　HILLCRIST。TheCentry！[Heringsthebell。]
　　Mrs。J。[Whohasbrightenedup]I'mgladyou'regoin'tostopit，sir。Itdoesputusabout。Wedon'tknowwheretogo。IsaidtoMr。Hornblower，Isaid，"I'msureMr。Hillcristwouldnever'eveturnedusout。"An''esaid:"Mr。Hillcristbe——"beggin'yourpardon，sir。"Makenomistake，"'esaid，"youmustgo，missis。"Hedon'tevenknowourname；an'tocomeitlikethisoverus！He'sadreadfulnewman，Ithink，withhisoverridinnotions。Andsichaheavyfootedman，tolookat。[Withasortofindulgentcontempt]
　　Buthe'sfromtheNorth，theysay。
　　[FELLOWShasentered，Left。]
　　HILLCRIST。AskMrs。Hillcristifshe'llcome。
　　FELLOWS。Verygood，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。IsDawkerhere？
　　FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。
　　HILLCRIST。Iwanttoseehimatonce。
　　[FELLOWSretires。]
　　JACKMAN。Mr。Hornblowersaidhewascomin'ontoseeyou，sir。Sowethoughtwe'dstepalongfirst。
　　HILLCRIST。Quiteright，Jackman。
　　MRS。J。IsaidtoJackman:"Mr。Hillcrist'llstandupforus，I
　　know。He'sagentleman，"Isaid。"Thisman，"Isaid，"don'tcarefortheneighbourhood，orthepeople；hedon'tcareforanythingsolongashemakeshismoney，andhashisimportance。Youcan'texpectit，Isuppose，"Isaid；[Bitterly]"havin'gotrichsosudden。"Thegentrydon'tdothingslikethat。
　　HILLCRIST。[Abstracted]Quite，Mrs。Jackman，quite！
　　[Tohimself]TheCentry！No！
　　[MRS。HILLCRISTenters。Awell-dressedwoman，withafirm，clear-cutface。]
　　Oh！Amy！Mr。andMrs。Jackmanturnedoutoftheircottage，andMrs。Harvey，andtheDrews。WhenIsoldtoHornblower，Istipulatedthattheyshouldn'tbe。
　　MRS。J。Ourweek'suponSaturday，ma'am，andI'msureIdon'tknowwhereweshallturn，becauseofcourseJackmanmustbenearhiswork，andIshalllosemewashin'ifwehavetogofar。
　　HILLCRIST。[Withdecision]Youleaveittome，Mrs。Jackman。Goodmorning！Morning，Jackman！SorryIcan'tmovewiththisgout。
　　MRS。J。[Forthemboth]I'msurewe'reverysorry，sir。Goodmorning，sir。Goodmorning，ma'am；andthankyoukindly。[Theygoout。
　　HILLCRIST。Turningpeopleoutthathavebeentherethirtyyears。I
　　won'thaveit。It'sabreachoffaith。
　　MRS。H。DoyousupposethisHornblowerwillcaretwostrawsaboutthatJack？
　　HILLCRIST。Hemust，whenit'sputtohim，ifhe'sgotanydecentfeeling。
　　MRS。H。Hehasn't。
　　HILLCRIST。[Suddenly]TheJackmanstalkofhishavingboughttheCentrytoputupmorechimneys。
　　MRS。H。Never！[Atthewindow，lookingout]Impossible！Itwouldruintheplaceutterly；besidescuttingusofffromtheDuke's。Oh，no！MissMullinswouldneversellbehindourbacks。
　　HILLCRIST。AnywayImuststophisturningthesepeopleout。
　　Mrs。H。[Withalittlesmile，almostcontemptuous]Youmighthaveknownhe'ddosomethingofthesort。Youwillimaginepeoplearelikeyourself，Jack。YoualwaysoughttomakeDawkerhavethingsinblackandwhite。
　　HILLCRIST。Isaidquitedistinctly:"Ofcourseyouwon'twanttodisturbthetenancies；there'sagreatshortageofcottages。"
　　Hornblowertoldmeasdistinctlythathewouldn't。Whatmoredoyouwant？
　　Mrs。H。Amanlikethatthinksofnothingbuttheshortcuttohisownway。[Lookingoutofthewindowtowardstherise]IfhebuystheCentryandputsupchimneys，wesimplycouldn'tstophere。
　　HILLCRIST。Myfatherwouldturninhisgrave。
　　MRS。H。Itwouldhavebeenmoreusefulifhe'dnotdippedtheestate，andsoldtheCentry。ThisHornblowerhatesus；hethinksweturnupournosesathim。
　　HILLCRIST。Aswedo，Amy。
　　MRS。H。Whowouldn't？Amanwithouttraditions，whobelievesinnothingbutmoneyandpush。
　　HILLCRIST。Supposehewon'tbudge，canwedoanythingfortheJackmans？
　　MRS。H。TherearethetworoomsBeaverusedtohave，overthestables。
　　FELLOWS。Mr。Dawker，sir。
　　[DAWKERSisashort，square，ratherred-facedterrierofaman，inridingclothesandgaiters。]
　　HILLCRIST。Ah！Dawker，I'vegotgoutagain。
　　DAWKER。Verysorry，sir。Howdedo，ma'am？
　　HILLCRIST。DidyoumeettheJackmans？
　　DAWKERS。Yeh。
　　[Hehardlyeverquitefinishesaword，seemingtosnapoftheirtails。]
　　HILLCRIST。Thenyouheard？
　　DAWKER。[Nodding]Smartman，Hornblower；neverletsgrassgrow。
　　HILLCRIST。Smart？
　　DAWKER。[Grinning]Don'tdotounderrateyourneighbours。
　　MRS。H。Acad——Icallhim。
　　DAWKER。That'sit，ma'am-gotalltheadvantage。
　　HILLCRIST。HeardanythingabouttheCentry，Dawker？
　　DAWKER。Hornblowerwantstobuy。
　　HILLCRIST。MissMullinswouldneversell，wouldshe？
　　DAWKER。Shewantsto。
　　HILLCRIST。Thedeuceshedoes！
　　DAWKER。Hewon'tstickatthepriceeither。
　　MRS。H。What'sitworth，Dawker？
　　DAWKER。Dependsonwhatyouwantitfor。
　　MRS。H。Hewantsitforspite；wewantitforsentiment。
　　DAWKER。[Grinning]Worthwhatyouliketogive，then；buthe'sarichman。
　　MRS。H。Intolerable！
　　DAWKER。[ToHILLCRIST]Givemeyourfigure，sir。I'lltrytheoldladybeforehegetsather。
　　HILLCRIST。[Pondering]Idon'twanttobuy，unlessthere'snothingelseforit。Ishouldhavetoraisethemoneyontheestate；itwon'tstandmuchmore。Ican'tbelievethefellowwouldbesuchabarbarian。Chimneyswithinthreehundredyards，rightinfrontofthishouse！It'sanightmare。
　　MRS。H。You'dmuchbetterletDawkermakesure，Jack。
　　HILLCRIST。[Uncomfortable]JackmansaysHornblower'scomingroundtoseeme。Ishallputittohim。
　　DAWKER。Makehimkeenerthanever。Bettergetinfirst。
　　HILLCRIST。Apehismethods！——Ugh！Confoundthisgout！[Hegetsbacktohischairwithdifficulty]Lookhere，Dawker，Iwantedtoseeyouaboutgates——
　　FELLOWS。[Entering]Mr。Hornblower。
　　[HORNBLOWERenters-amanofmedium，height，thoroughlybroadened，blownout，asitwere，bysuccess。Hehasthick，coarse，darkhair，justgrizzled，wrybushyeyebrow，awidemouth。Hewearsquiteordinaryclothes，asifthatdepartmentwereinchargeofsomeonewhoknewaboutsuch，things。Hehasasmallroseinhisbuttonhole，andcarriesaHomburghat，whichonesuspectswilllooktoosmallonhishead。]
　　HORNBLOWER。Goodmorning！goodmorning！Howareye，Dawker？Finemorning！Lovelyweather！
　　[Hisvoicehasacuriousblendinitstoneofbrassandoil，andanaccentnotquiteScotchnorquiteNorthcountry。]
　　Haven'tseenyeforalongtime，Hillcrist。
　　HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]NotsinceIsoldyouLongmeadowandthosecottages，Ibelieve。
　　HORNBLOWER。Dearme，now！that'swhatIcameabout。
　　HILLCRIST。[Subsidingagainintohischair]Forgiveme！Won'tyousitdown？
　　HORNBLOWER。[Notsitting]Haveyegotgout？That'sunfortunate。
　　Inevergetit。I'venodispositionthatway。Hadnoancestors，yousee。Justmeowndrinkin'toanswerfor。
　　HILLCRIST。You'relucky。
　　HORNBLOWER。IwonderifMrs。Hillcristthinksthat！AmIluckytohavenopast，ma'am？Justthefuture？
　　MRS。H。You'resureyouhavethefuture，Mr。Hornblower？
　　HORNBLOWER。[Withalaugh]That'syouraristocraticrapierthrust。
　　Youaristocratsareveryhardpeopleunderneathyourmanners。Yelovetolayabodyout。ButI'vegotthefutureallright。
　　HILLCRIST。[Meaningly]I'vehadtheDackmanshere，Mr。Hornblower。
　　HORNBLOWER。Whoarethey——manwiththelittlespitfirewife？
　　HILLCRIST。They'reveryexcellent，goodpeople，andthey'vebeeninthatcottagequietlythirtyyears。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthisforefinger——afavouritegesture]Ah！
　　ye'vewantedmetostiryeupabit。Deepwaterneedsabito'goputintoit。There'sgenerallysomegowhereIam。Idaresayyouwishthere'dbeenno"come。"[Helaughs]。
　　MRS。H。Wecertainlylikepeopletokeeptheirword，Mr。
　　Hornblower。
　　HILLCRIST。Amy！
　　HORNBLOWER。Nevermind，Hillcrist；takesmorethanthattoupsetme。
　　[MRS。HILLCRISTexchangesalookwithDAWKERwhoslipsoutunobserved。]
　　HILLCRIST。Youpromisedme，youknow，nottochangethetenancies。
　　HORNBLOWER。Well，I'vecometotellyethatIhave。Iwasn'texpectingtohavetheneedwhenIbought。ThoughttheDukewouldsellmeabitdownthere；butdevilabithewill；andnowImusthavethosecottagesformyworkmen。I'vegotimportantworks，yeknow。
　　HILLCRIST。[Gettingheated]TheJackmanshavetheirimportancetoo，sir。Theirheart'sinthatcottage。
　　HORNBLOWER。Haveasenseofproportion，man。Myworkssupplythousandsofpeople，andmy，heart'sinthem。What'smore，theymakemyfortune。I'vegotambitions——I'maseriousman。SupposeI
　　weretoconsiderthisandthat，andeverylittlepottyobjection——
　　whereshouldIgetto？——nowhere！
　　HILLCRIST。Allthesame，thissortofthingisn'tdone，youknow。
　　HORNBLOWER。Notbyyoubecauseye'vegotnoneedtodoit。Hereyeare，quitecontentonwhatyourfathersmadeforye。Ye'venoambitions；andyewantotherpeopletohavenone。Howd'yethinkyourfathersgotyourland？
　　HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]Notbybreakingtheirword。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthis，finger]Don'tyebelieveit。Theygotitbybreakingtheirwordandturnin'outJackmans，ifthat'stheirname，allovertheplace。
　　MRS。H。That'saninsult，Mr。Hornblower。