HORNBLOWER。Makeyourmindeasy；itcan't。I'vegotyeinanoose，andI'mgoin'tohangye。
　　MRS。H。[Suddenly]Mr。Hornblower，asyoufightfoul——soshallwe。
　　HILLCRIST。Amy！
　　MRS。H。[Payingnoattention]Anditwillnotbefoulplaytowardsyouandyours。Youareoutsidethepale。
　　HORNBLOWER。That'sjustwhereIam，outsideyourpaleallroundye。
　　Ye'renotlongforDeepwater，ma'am。Makeyourdispositionstogo；
　　ye'llbeoutinsixmonths，Iprophesy。Andgoodriddancetotheneighbourhood。[Theyarealldownonthelevelnow。]
　　CHLOE。[SuddenlycomingclosertoMRS。HILLCRIST]Hereareyoursalts，thankyou。Father，can'tyou——？
　　HORNBLOWER。[Surprised]Can'tIwhat？
　　CHLOE。Can'tyoucometoanarrangement？
　　MRS。H。Justso，Mr。Hornblower。Can'tyou？
　　HORNBLOWER。[Lookingfromonetotheother]Aswe'respeakin'out，ma'am，it'syourbehaviourtomydaughter-in-law——who'sasgoodasyou——andbetter，tomythinking——that'smorethanhalfthereasonwhyI'veboughtthisproperty。Ye'vefairgotmydanderup。Nowit'snousetobandywords。It'sveryforgivin'ofye，Chloe，butcomealong！
　　MRS。H。Quiteseriously，Mr。Hornblower，youhadbettercometoanarrangement。
　　HORNBLOWER。Mrs。Hillcrist，ladiesshouldkeeptotheirownbusiness。
　　MRS。H。Iwill。
　　HILLCRIST。Amy，doleaveittousmen。Youyoungman[HespeakstoROLF]doyousupportyourfather'strickthisafternoon？
　　[JILLlooksroundatROLF，whotriestospeak，whenHORNBLOWER
　　breaksin。]
　　HORNBLOWER。Mytrick？Andwhatdyecallit，totryandputmeownsonagainstme？
　　JILL。[ToROLF]Well？
　　ROLF。Idon't，but——
　　HORNBLOWER。Trick？Yeyoungcub，bequiet。Mr。Hillcristhadanagentbidforhim——Ihadanagentbidforme。Onlyhisagentbidatthebeginnin'，an'minebidattheend。What'sthetrickinthat？
　　[Helaughs。
　　HILLCRIST。Hopeless；we'reindifferentworlds。
　　HORNBLOWER。IwishtoGodwewere！Comeyou，Chloe。Andyou，Rolf，youfollow。InsixmonthsI'llhavethosechimneysup，andmelorriesrunnin'roundye。
　　MRS。H。Mr。Hornblower，ifyoubuild——
　　HORNBLOWER。[LookingatMRS。HILLCRIST]Yeknow——it'slaughable。
　　Yemakemepayninethousandfivehundredforabito'1andnotworthfour，andyethinkI'mnottogetbackonye。I'mgoin'onwithaslittleconsiderationasifyewereafamilyofblackbeetles。
　　Goodafternoon！
　　ROLF。Father！
　　JILL。Oh，Dodo！He'sobscene。
　　HILLCRIST。Mr。Hornblower，mycompliments。
　　[HORNBLOWERwithastareatHILLCRIST'Shalf-smilingface，takesCHLOE'Sarm，andhalfdragshertowardsthedoorontheLeft。Butthere，intheopeneddoorway，arestandingDAWKER
　　andaSTRANGER。Theymovejustoutofthewayoftheexit，lookingatCHLOE，whoswaysandverynearlyfalls。]
　　HORNBLOWER。Why！Chloe！What'sthematter？
　　CHLOE。Idon'tknow；I'mnotwellto-day。
　　[Shepullsherselftogetherwithagreat，effort。]
　　MRS。H。[WhohasexchangedanodwithDAWKERandtheSTRANGER]Mr。
　　Hornblower，youbuildatyourperil。Iwarnyou。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Turningroundtospeak]Yethinkyourselfverycoolandverysmart。ButIdoubtthisisthefirsttimeye'vebeenupagainstrealities。Now，I'vebeenupagainstthemallmylife。
　　Don'ttalktome，ma'am，aboutperilandthatsortofnonsense；itmakesnoimpression。Yourhusbandcalledmepachydermatous。I
　　don'tknowGreek，andLatin，andallthat，butI'velookeditoutinthe，dictionary，andIfinditmeansthick-skinned。AndI'mnonetheworseforthatwhenIhavetodealwithfolklikeyou。Goodafternoon。
　　[HedrawsCHLOEforward，andtheypassthroughthedoor，followedquicklybyROLF。]
　　MRS。H。Thankyou；Dawker。
　　[ShemovesuptoDAWKERandtheSTRANGER，Left，andtheytalk。]
　　JILL。Dodo！It'sawful！
　　HILLCRIST。Well，there'snothingforitnowbuttosmileandpayup。Pooroldhome！Itshallbehiswash-pot。OvertheCentrywillhecasthisshoe。ByGad，Jill，Icouldcry！
　　JILL。[Pointing]Look！Chloe'ssittingdown。Shenearlyfaintedjustnow。It'ssomethingtodowithDawker，Dodo，andthatmanwithhim。Lookatmother！Askthem！
　　HILLCRIST。Dawker！
　　[DAWKERcomestohim，followedbyMRS。HILLCRIST。]
　　What'sthemysteryaboutyoungMrs。Hornblower？
　　DAWKER。Nomystery。
　　HILLCRIST。Well，whatisit？
　　MRS。H。You'dbetternotask。
　　HILLCRIST。Iwishtoknow。
　　MRS。H。Jill，gooutandwaitforus。
　　JILL。Nonsense，mother！
　　MRS。H。It'snotforagirltohear。
　　JILL。Bosh！Ireadthepaperseveryday。
　　DAWKER。It'snothin'worsethanyougetthere，anyway。
　　MRS。H。Doyouwishyourdaughter——
　　JILL。It'sridiculous，Dodo；you'dthinkIwasmotheratmyage。
　　MRS。H。Iwasnotsoproudofmyknowledge。
　　JILL。No，butyouhadit，dear。
　　HILLCRIST。Whatisit——whatisit？Comeoverhere，Dawker。
　　[DAWKERgoestohim，Right，andspeaksinalowvoice。]
　　What！[AgainDAWKERspeaksin，alowvoice。]
　　GoodGod！
　　MRS。H。Exactly！
　　JILL。Poorthing——whateveritis！
　　MRS。H。Poorthing？
　　JILL。Whatwentbefore，mother？
　　MRS。H。It'swhat'scomingafterthatmatters；luckily。
　　HILLCRIST。Howdoyouknowthis？
　　DAWKER。Myfriendhere[HepointstotheSTRANGER]wasoneoftheagents。
　　HILLCRIST。It'sshocking。I'msorryIheardit。
　　MRS。H。Itoldyounotto。
　　HILLCRIST。Askyourfriendtocomehere。
　　[DAWKERbeckons，andtheSTRANGERjoinsthegroup。]
　　Areyousureofwhatyou'vesaid，sir？
　　STRANGER。Perfectly。Irememberherquitewell；hernamethenwas——
　　HILLCRIST。Idon'twanttoknow，thankyou。I'mtrulysorry。I
　　wouldn'twishtheknowledgeofthatabouthiswomenfolktomyworstenemy。Thismustn'tbespokenof。[JILLhugshisarm。]
　　MRS。H。ItwillnotbeifMr。Hornbloweriswise。Ifheisnotwise，itmustbespokenof。
　　HILLCRIST。Isayno，Amy。Iwon'thaveit。It'sadirtyweapon。
　　Whotouchespitchshallbedefiled。
　　MRS。H。Well，whatweaponsdoesheuseagainstus？Don'tbequixotic。Forallwecantell，theyknowitquitewellalready，andiftheydon'ttheyoughtto。Anyway，toknowthisisoursalvation，andwemustuseit。
　　JILL:[Sottovoce]Pitch！Dodo！Pitch！
　　DAWKER。Thethreat'senough！J。P——Chapel——Futurememberfortheconstituency。
　　HILLCRIST。[Alittlemoredoubtfully]Touseapieceofknowledgeaboutawoman——it'srepugnant。I——Iwon'tdoit。
　　[Mrs。H。Ifyouhadasontrickedintomarryingsuchawoman，wouldyouwishtoremainignorantofit？]
　　HILLCRIST。[Struck]Idon'tknow——Idon'tknow。
　　MRS。H。Atleast，you'dliketobeinapositiontohelphim，ifyouthoughtitnecessary？
　　HILLCRIST。Well——thatperhaps。
　　MRS。H。ThenyouagreethatMr。Hornbloweratleastshouldbetold。
　　Whathedoeswiththeknowledgeisnotouraffair。
　　HILLCRIST。[HalftotheSTRANGERandhalftoDAWKER]Doyourealisethatanimputationofthatkindmaybegroundforacriminallibelaction？
　　STRANGER。Quite。Butthere'snoshadowofdoubt；notthefaintest。
　　Yousawherjustnow？
　　HILLCRIST。Idid。[Revoltingagain]No；Idon'tlikeit。
　　[DAWKERhasdrawntheSTRANGERasteportwoaway，andtheytalktogether。]
　　MRS。H。[Inalowvoice]Andtheruinofourhome？You'rebetrayingyourfathers，Jack。
　　HILLCRIST。Ican'tbearbringingawomanintoit。
　　MRS。H。Wedon't。Ifanyonebringsherin；itwillbeHornblowerhimself。
　　HILLCRIST。Weusehersecretasalever。
　　MRS。H。Itellyouquiteplainly:Iwillonlyconsenttoholdingmytongueabouther，ifyouagreetoHornblowerbeingtold。It'sascandaltohaveawomanlikethatintheneighbourhood。
　　JILL。Mothermeansthat，father。
　　HILLCRIST。Jill，keepquiet。Thisisaverybitterposition。I
　　can'ttellwhattodo。
　　MRS。H。Youmustusethisknowledge。Youoweittome——tousall。
　　You'llseethatwhenyou'vethoughtitover。
　　JILL。[Softly]Pitch，Dodo，pitch！
　　MRS。H。[Furiously]Jill，bequiet！
　　HILLCRIST。Iwasbroughtupnevertohurtawoman。Ican'tdoit，Amy——Ican'tdoit。Ishouldneverfeellikeagentlemanagain。
　　MRS。H。[Coldly]Oh！Verywell。
　　HILLCRIST。Whatd'youmeanbythat？
　　MRS。H。Ishallusetheknowledgeinmyownway。
　　HILLCRIST。[Staringather]Youwould——againstmywishes？
　　MRS。H。Iconsideritmyduty。
　　HILLCRIST。IfIagreetoHornblowerbeingtold——
　　MRS。H。That'sallIwant。
　　HILLCRIST。It'stheutmostI'llconsentto，Amy；anddon'tlet'shaveanyhumbugaboutitsbeing，morallynecessary。Wedoittosaveourskins。
　　MRS。H。Idon'tknowwhatyoumeanbyhumbug？
　　JILL。Hemeanshumbug；mother。
　　HILLCRIST。ItmuststopatoldHornblower。Doyouquiteunderstand？
　　MRS。H。Quite。
　　JILL。Willitstop？
　　MRS。H。Jill，ifyoucan'tkeepyourimpertinencetoyourself——
　　HILLCRIST。Jill，comewithme。
　　[Heturnstowardsdoor，Back。]
　　JILL。I'msorry，mother。Onlyitisaskingame，isn'tit？
　　MRS。H。Youprideyourselfonplainspeech，Jill。Ipridemyselfonplainthought。YouwillthankmeafterwardsthatIcanseerealities。IknowwearebetterpeoplethantheseHornblowers。
　　Herewearegoingtostay，andthey——arenot。
　　JILL。[Lookingatherwithasortofunwillingadmiration]Mother，you'rewonderful！
　　HILLCRIST。Jill！
　　JILL。Coming，Dodo。
　　[Sheturnsandrunstothedoor。Theygoout。]
　　[MRS。HILLCRIST，withalongsigh，drawsherselfup，fineandproud。]
　　MRS。H。Dawker！[Hecomestoher。]
　　[Ishallsendhimanoteto-night，andworditsothathewillbeboundtocomeandseeusto-marrowmorning。Willyoubeinthestudyjustbeforeeleveno'clock，withthisgentleman？]
　　DAWKER。[Nodding]We'regoingtowireforhispartner。I'llbringhimtoo。Can'tmaketoosure。
　　[Shegoesfirmlyupthestepsandout。]
　　DAWKER。[TotheSTRANGER，withawink]TheSquire'ssqueamish——toomuchofagentleman。Buthedon'tcount。Thegreymare'sallright。YouwiretoHenry。I'mofftooursolicitors。We'llmakethatoldrhinocerossellusbacktheCentryatadecentprice。
　　TheseHornblowers——[Layinghisfingeronhisnose]We'vegot'emCURTAIN
　　SCENEII
　　CHLOE'sboudoirathalf-pastseventhesameevening。Aprettyroom。Nopicturesonthewalls，buttwomirrors。Ascreenandaluxuriouscouchanthefireplaceside，stageLeft。AdoorratherRightofCentreBack；openinginwards。AFrenchwindow，Rightforward:Awritingtable，RightBack。Electriclightburning。
　　CHLOE，inatea-gown，isstandingbytheforwardendofthesofa，verystill，andverypale。Herlipsareparted，andherlargeeyesstarestraightbeforethemasifseeingghosts:ThedoorisopenednoiselesslyandaWOMAN'Sfaceisseen。ItpeersatCHLOE，vanishes，andthedoorisclosed。CHLOEraisesherhands，covershereyeswiththem，dropsthemwithaquickgesture，andlooksroundher。Aknock。Withaswiftmovementsheslidesontothesofa，andliesprostrate，witheyesclosed。
　　CHLOE。[Feebly]Comein！
　　[HerMaidenters；atrim，containedfigureofuncertainyears，inablackdress，withthefacewhichwaspeeringin。]
　　Yes，Anna？
　　ANNA。Aren'tyougoingintodinner，ma'am？
　　CHLOE。[Withclosedeyes]No。
　　ANNA。Willyoutakeanythinghere，ma'am？
　　CHLOE。I'dlikeabiscuitandaglassofchampagne。
　　[TheMAID，whoisstandingbetweensofaanddoor，smiles。
　　CHLOE，withaswiftlook，catchesthesmile。]
　　Whydoyousmile？
　　ANNA。WasI，ma'am？
　　CHLOE。Youknowyouwere。[Fiercely]Areyoupaidtosmileatme？
　　ANNA。[Immovable]No，ma'am，WouldyoulikesomeeaudeCologneonyourforehead？
　　CHLOE。Yes——No——What'sthegood？[Claspingherforehead]Myheadachewon'tgo。
　　ANNA。Tokeeplyingdown'sthebestthingforit。
　　CHLOE。Ihavebeen——hours。
　　ANNA。[Withthesmile]Yes，ma'am。
　　CHLOE。[Gatheringherselfuponthesofa]Anna！Whydoyoudoit？
　　ANNA。Dowhat，ma'am？
　　CHLOE。Spyonme。
　　ANNA。I——never！I——！
　　CHLOE。Tospy！You'reafool，too。Whatistheretospyon？
　　ANNA。Nothing，ma'am。Ofcourse，ifyou'renotsatisfiedwithme，Imustgivenotice。Only——ifIwerespying，Ishouldexpecttohavenoticegivenme。I'vebeenaccustomedtoladieswhowouldn'tstandsuchathingforaminute。
　　CHLOE:[Intently]Well，you'lltakeamonth'swagesandgotomorrow。Andthat'sall，now。
　　[ANNAinclinesherheadandgoesout。]
　　[CHLOE，withasortofmoan，turnsoverandburiesherfaceinthecushion。]
　　CHLOE。[Sittingup]IfIcouldseethatman——ifonly——orDawker——
　　[Shespringsupandgoestothedoor，buthesitates，andcomesbacktotheheadofthesofa，asROLFcomesin。Duringthisscenethedoorisagainopenedstealthily，aninchortoo。]
　　ROLF。How'sthehead？
　　CHLOE。Beastly，thanks。I'mnotgoingintodinner。
　　ROLF。IsthereanythingIcandoforyou？
　　CHLOE。No，dearboy。[Suddenlylookingathim]Youdon'twantthisquarrelwiththeHillcriststogoon，doyou，Rolf？
　　ROLF。No；Ihateit。
　　CHLOE。Well，IthinkImightbeabletostopit。WillyousliproundtoDawker's——it'snotfiveminutes——andaskhimtocomeandseeme。
　　ROLF。FatherandCharliewouldn't——
　　CHLOE。Iknow。Butifhecomestothewindowherewhileyou'reatdinner，I'lllethimin，andout，andnobody'dknow。
　　ROLF。[Astonished]Yes，butwhatImeanhow——
　　CHLOE。Don'taskme。It'sworththeshotthat'sall。[Lookingatherwrist-watch]Tothiswindowateighto'clockexactly。Firstlongwindowontheterrace，tellhim。
　　ROLF。It'snothingCharliewouldmind？
　　CHLOE。No；onlyIcan'ttellhim——heandfatheraresomadaboutitall。
　　ROLF。Ifthere'sarealchance——
　　CHLOE。[Goingtothewindowandopeningit]Thisway，Rolf。Ifyoudon'tcomebackIshallknowhe'scoming。Putyourwatchbymine。[Lookingathiswatch]It'saminutefast，see！
　　ROLF。Lookhere，ChloeCHLOE。Don'twait；goon。
　　[Shealmostpusheshimoutthroughthewindow，closesitafterhim，drawsthecurtainsagain，standsaminute，thinkinghard；
　　goestothebellandringsit；then，crossingtothewritingtable，RightBack，shetakesoutachemist'sprescription。]
　　[ANNAcomesin。]
　　CHLOE。Idon'twantthatchampagne。Takethistothechemistandgethimtomakeupsomeofthesecachetsquick，andbringthembackyourself。
　　ANNA。Yes，ma'am；butyouhavesome。
　　CHLOE。They'retooold；I'vetakentwo——thestrength'soutofthem。
　　Quick，please；Ican'tstandthishead。
　　ANNA。[Takingtheprescription——withhersmile]Yes，ma'am。It'lltakesometime——youdon'twantme？
　　CHLOE。No；Iwantthecachets。
　　[ANNAgoesout。]
　　[CHLOElooksatherwrist-watch，goestothewriting-table，whichisold-fashioned，withasecretdrawer，looksroundher，divesatthesecretdrawer，takesoutarollofnotesandatissuepaperparcel。Shecountsthenotes:"Threehundred。"
　　Slipsthemintoherbreastandunwrapsthelittleparcel。Itcontainspears。Sheslipsthem，too，intoherdress，looksroundstartled，replacesthedrawer，andregainsherplaceonthesofa，lyingprostrateasthedooropens，andHORNBLOWER
　　comesin。Shedoesnotopenherages，andhestandslookingatheramomentbeforespeaking。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Almostsoftly]Howareyefeelin'。Chloe？
　　CHLOE。Awfulhead！
　　HORNBLOWER:Canyeattendamoment？I'vehadanotefromthatwoman。
　　[CHLOEsitsup。]
　　HORNBLOWER。[Reading]"Ihavesomethingoftheutmostimportancetotellyouinregardtoyourdaughter-in-law。Ishallbewaitingtoseeyouateleveno'clockto-morrowmorning。Thematterissoutterlyvitaltothehappinessofallyourfamily，thatIcannotimagineyouwillfailtocome。"Now，what'sthemeaningofit？Isitsheerimpudence，orlunacy，orwhat？
　　CHLOE。Idon'tknow。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Notunkindly]Chloe，ifthere'sanything——ye'dbettertellme。Forewarned'sforearmed。
　　CHLOE。There'snothing；unlessit's——[Withaquicktookathim，]——
　　Unlessit'sthatmyfatherwasa——abankrupt。
　　HORNBLOWER。Hech！Manyaman'sbeenthat。Ye'venevertoldusmuchaboutyourfamily。
　　CHLOE。Iwasn'tveryproudofhim。
　　HORNBLOWER。Well，ye'renotresponsibleforyourfather。Ifthat'sall，it'sarelief。Thebittersnobs！I'llrememberitintheaccountI'vegotwiththem。
　　CHLOE。Father，don'tsayanythingtoCharlie；it'llonlyworryhimfornothing。
　　HORNBLOWER。No，no，I'llnot。IfIwentbankrupt，it'dupsetChearlie，I'venotadoubt。[Helaugh。Lookingathershrewdly]
　　There'snothingelse，beforeIanswerher？
　　[CHLOEshakesherhead。]
　　Ye'resure？
　　CHLOE。[Withanefort]Shemayinventthings，ofcourse。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Lostinhisfeudfeeling]Ah，！butthere'ssuchathingasthelawso'slander。Iftheyplaypranks，I'llhavethemupforit。
　　CHLOE。[Timidly]Couldn'tyoustopthisquarrel；father？Yousaiditwasonmyaccount。ButIdon'twanttoknowthem。Andtheydolovetheiroldhome。Ilikethegirl。Youdon'treallyneedtobuildjustthere，doyou？Couldn'tyoustopit？Do！
　　HORNBLOWER。Stopit？NowI'vebought？Na，no！Thesnobsdefiedme，andI'mgoingtoshowthem。Ihatethelotofthem，andIhatethatlittleDawkerworstofall。
　　CHLOE。He'sonlytheiragent。
　　HORNBLOWER。He'sapartofthewholedog-in-the-mangersystemthatstandsinmyway。Ye'reawoman，andyedon'tunderstandthesethings。Yewouldn'tbelievethestruggleI'vehadtomakemymoneyandgetmyposition。Thesecountyfolktalksoftsawder，buttogetanythingfromthem'slikegettin'butteroutofadog'smouth。Iftheycoulddrivemeoutofherebyfairmeansorfoul，wouldtheyhesitateamoment？Notthey！Seewhatthey'vemademepay；andlookatthisletter。Selfish，meanloto'hypocrites！
　　CHLOE。Buttheydidn'tbeginthequarrel。
　　HORNBLOWER。Notopenly；butunderneaththeydid——that'stheirway。
　　Theybeganitbythwartin'mehereandthereandeverywhere，justbecauseI'vecomeintomeownabitlaterthantheydid。Igave'emtheirchance，andtheywouldn'ttakeit。Well，I'llshow'emwhatamanlikemecandowhenhesetshismindtoit。I'llnotleavemuchskinonthem。
　　[Intheintensityofhisfeelinghehaslostsightofherface，alivewithasortofagonyofdoubt，whethertopleadwithhimfurther，orwhattodo。Then，withaswiftglanceatherwristwatch，shefallsbackonthesofaandcloseshereyes。]
　　It'llgivemeapowerofenjoymentseein'mechimneysgoupinfrontoftheirwindies。Thatwasabonniethought——thatlastbido'mine。
　　He'dgotthatrousedup，Ibelieve，he，neverwoulda'stopped。
　　[Lookingather]Iforgotyourhead。Well，well，ye'llbebesttryin'quiet。[Thegongsounds。]Shallwesendyesomethinginfromdinner？
　　CHLOE。No；I'lltrytosleep。PleasetellthemIdon'twanttobedisturbed。
　　HORNBLOWER。Allright。I'lljustanswerthisnote。
　　[Hesitsdownatherwriting-table。]
　　[CHLOEstartsupfromthesofafeverishly，lookingatherwatch，atthewindow，atherwatch；thensoftlycrossestothewindowandopensit。]
　　HORNBLOWER。[Finishing]Listen！[Heturnsroundtowardsthesofa]
　　Hallo！Whereareye？
　　CHLOE。[Atthewindow]It'ssohot。
　　HORNBLOWER。Here'swhatI'vesaid:
　　"MADAM，——Youcantellmenothingofmydaughter-in-lawwhichcanaffectthehappinessofmyfamily。Iregardyournoteasanimpertinence，andIshallnotbewithyouateleveno'clockto-morrowmorning。
　　"Yourstruly——"
　　CHLOE。[Withasufferingmovementofherhead]Oh！——Well！——[Thegongistouchedasecondtime。]
　　HORNBLOWER。[Crossingtothedoor]Lieyedown，andgetasleep。
　　I'lltellthemnottodisturbye；andIhopeye'llbeallrightto-
　　morrow。Good-night，Chloe。
　　CHLOE。Good-night。[Hegoesout。]
　　[Afterafeverishturnortwo，CHLOEreturnstotheopenwindowandwaitsthere，halfscreenedbythecurtains。Thedoorisopenedinchbyinch，andANNA'Sheadpeersround。SeeingwhereCHLOEis，sheslipsinandpassesbehindthescreen，Left。
　　SuddenlyCHLOEbacksinfromthewindow。]
　　CHLOE。[Inalowvoice]Comein。
　　[Shedartstothedoorandlocksit。]
　　[DAWKERhascomeinthroughthewindowandstandsregardingherwithahalfsmile。]
　　DAWKER。Well，youngwoman，whatdoyouwantofme？
　　[Inthepresenceofthismanofherownclass，therecomesadistinctchangeinCHLOE'Svoiceandmanner；asortoffrankcommonness，adaptedtothemansheisdealingwith，butshekeepshervoicelow。]
　　CHLOE。You'remakingamistake，youknow。