DAWKER。[Withabroadgrin]No。I'vegotamemoryforfaces。
　　CHLOE。Isayyouare。
　　DAWKER。[Turningtogo]Ifthat'sall，youneedn'thavetroubledmetocome。
　　CHLOE。No。Don'tgo！[Withafaintsmile]Youareplayingagamewithme。Aren'tyouashamed？WhatharmhaveIdoneyou？Doyoucallthiscricket？
　　DAWKER。No，mygirl——business。
　　CHLOE。[Bitterly]WhathaveItodowiththisquarrel？Icouldn'thelptheirfallingout。
　　DAWKER。That'syourmisfortune。
　　CHLOE。[Claspingherhands]You'reacruelfellowifyoucanspoilawoman'slifewhoneverdidyouanounceofharm。
　　DAWKER。Sotheydon'tknowaboutyou。That'sallright。Now，lookhere，Iservemyemployer。ButI'mfleshandblood，too，andI
　　alwaysgiveasgoodasIget。Ihatethisfamilyofyours。There'snonametoobadfor'emtocallmethislastmonth，andnolookstooblacktogiveme。Itellyoufrankly，Ihate。
　　CHLOE。There'sgoodinthemsameasinyou。
　　DAWKER。[Withagrin]There'snogoodHornblowerbutadeadHornblower。
　　CHLOE。But——butImnotone。
　　DAWKER。You'llbethemotherofsome，Ishouldn'twonder。
　　CHLOE。[Stretchingoutherhand-pathetically]Oh！leavemealone，do！I'mhappyhere。Beasport！Beasport！
　　DAWKER。[Disconcertedforasecond]Youcan'tgetatme，sodon'ttryiton。
　　CHLOE。Ihadsuchabadtimeinolddays。
　　[DAWKERshakeshishead；hisgrinhasdisappearedandhisfaceislikewood。]
　　CHLOE。[Panting]Ah！do！Youmight！You'vebeenfondofsomewoman，Isuppose。Thinkofher！
　　DAWKER。[Decisively]Itwon'tdo，Mrs。Chloe。You'reapawninthegame，andI'mgoingtouseyou。
　　CHLOE。[Despairingly]Whatisittoyou？[Withasuddentouchofthetigress]Lookhere！Don'tyoumakeanenemy，ofme。Ihaven'tdraggedthroughhellfornothing。Womenlikemecanbite，Itellyou。
　　DAWKER。That'sbetter。I'dratherhaveawomanthreatenthanwhine，anyday。Threatenaway！You'lllet'emknowthatyoumetmeinthePromenadeonenight。Ofcourseyou'lllet'emknowthat，won'tyou？——orthat——
　　CHLOE。Bequiet！Oh！Bequiet！[Takingfromherbosomthenotesandthepearls]Look！There'smysavings——there'sallI'vegot！
　　Thepearls'llfetchnearlyathousand。[Holdingitouttohim]
　　Takeit，anddropmeout——won'tyou？Won'tyou？
　　DAWKER。[Passinghistongueoverhislipswithahardlittlelaugh]
　　Youmistakeyourman，missis。I'maplaindog，ifyoulike，butI'mfaithful，andIholdfast。Don'ttrythosegamesonme。
　　CHLOE。[Losingcontrol]You'reabeast！——abeast！acruel，cowardlybeast！Andhowdareyoubribethatwomanheretospyonme？Oh！yes，youdo；youknowyoudo。Ifyoudrovememad，youwouldn'tcare。Youbeast！
　　DAWKER。Now，don'tcarryon！Thatwon'thelpyou。
　　CHLOE。Whatd'youcallit——todogawomandownlikethis，justbecauseyouhappentohaveaquarrelwithaman？
　　DAWKER。Whomadethequarrel？Notme，missis。Yououghttoknowthatinarowit'stheweakandhelpless——wewon'tsaytheinnocent-
　　thatgetitintheneck。Thatcan'tbehelped。
　　CHLOE。[Regardinghimintently]Ihopeyourmotheroryoursister，ifyou'vegotany，maygothroughwhatI'mgoingthrougheversinceyougotonmytrack。Ihopethey'llknowwhatfearmeans。Ihopethey'llloveandfindoutthatit'shangingonathread，and——and——
　　Oh！youcoward，youpersecutingcoward！Callyourselfaman！
　　DAWKER。[Withhisgrin]Ah！Youlookquiteprettylikethat。ByGeorge！you'reahandsomewomanwhenyou'reroused。
　　[CHLOE'Spassionfadesoutasquicklyasitblazedup。Shesinksdownonthesofa，shudders，lookshereandthere，andthenforamomentupathim。]
　　CHLOE。Isthereanythingyou'lltake，nottospoilmylife？
　　[Claspingherhandsonherbreast；underherbreath]Me？
　　DAWKER。[Wipinghisbrow]ByGod！That'sanoffer。[Herecoilstowardsthewindow]You——youtouchedmethere。Lookhere！I'vegottouseyouandI'mgoingtouseyou，butI'lldomybesttoletyoudownaseasyasIcan。No，Idon'twantanythingyoucangiveme——thatis——[Hewipeshisbrowagain]I'dlikeit——butIwon'ttakeit。
　　[CHLOEburiesherfaceinherhands。]
　　There！Keepyourpeckerup；don'tcry。Good-night！[Hegoesthroughthewindow。]
　　CHLOE。[Springingup]Ugh！Ratinatrap！Rat——！
　　[Shestandslistening；fliestothedoor，unlocksit，and，goingbacktothesofa，liesdownanddoseshereyes。CHARLES
　　comesinveryquietlyandstandsoverher，lookingtoseeifsheisasleep。Sheopenshereyes。]
　　CHARLES。Well，Clo！Hadasleep，oldgirl？
　　CHLOE。Ye-es。
　　CHARLES。[Sittingonthearmofthesofaandcaressingher]Feelbetter，dear？
　　CHLOE。Yes，better，Charlie。
　　CHARLES。That'sright。Wouldyoulikesomesoup？
　　CHLOE。[Withashudder]No。
　　CHARLES。Isay-whatgivesyoutheseheads？You'vebeenveryonandoffallthislastmonth。
　　CHLOE。Idon'tknow。Exceptthat——exceptthatIamgoingtohaveachild，Charlie。
　　CHARLES。Afterall！ByJove！Sure？
　　CHLOE。[Nodding]Areyouglad？
　　CHARLES。Well——IsupposeIam。Theguv'norwillbemightypleased，anyway。
　　CHLOE。Don'ttellhim——yet。
　　CHARLES。Allright！[Bendingoveranddrawinghertohim]Mypoorgirl，I'msosorryyou'reseedy。Giveusakiss。
　　[CHLOEputsupherfaceandkisseshimpassionately。]
　　Isay，you'relikefire。You'renotfeverish？
　　CHLOE。[Withalaugh]It'sawonderifI'mnot。Charlie，areyouhappywithme？
　　CHARLES。Whatdoyouthink？
　　CHLOE。[Leaningagainsthim]Youwouldn'teasilybelievethingsagainstme，wouldyou？
　　CHARLES。What！ThinkingofthoseHillcrists？Whatthehellthatwomanmeansbyherattitudetowardsyou——WhenIsawherthereto-
　　day，Ihadallmyworkcutoutnottogoupandgiveherabitofmymind。
　　CHLOE。[Watchinghimstealthily]It'snotgoodforme，nowI'mlikethis。It'supsettingme，Charlie。
　　CHARLES。Yes；andwewon'tforget。We'llmake'empayforit。
　　CHLOE。It'swretchedinalittleplacelikethis。Isay，mustyougoonspoilingtheirhome？
　　CHARLES。Thewomancutsyouandinsultsyou。That'senoughforme。
　　CHLOE。[Timidly]Lether。Idon'tcare；Ican'tbearfeelingenemiesabout，Charlie，I——getnervous——I——
　　CHARLES。Mydeargirl！Whatisit？
　　[Helooksatherintently。]
　　CHLOE。Isupposeit's——beinglikethis。[Suddenly]But，Charlie，dostopitformysake。Do，do！
　　CHARLES。[Pattingherarm]Come，come；Isay，Chloe！You'remakingmountains。Seethingsinproportion。Father'spaidninethousandfivehundredtogetthebetterofthosepeople，andyouwanthimtochuckitawaytosaveawomanwho'sinsultedyou。
　　That'snotsense，andit'snotbusiness。Havesomepride。
　　CHLOE。[Breathless]I'vegotnopride，Charlie。Iwanttobequiet——that'sall。
　　CHARLES。Well，iftherowgetsonyournerves，Icantakeyoutothesea。Butyououghttoenjoyafightwithpeoplelikethat。
　　CHLOE。[Withcalculatedbitterness]No，it'snothing，ofcourse——
　　whatIwant。
　　CHARLES。Hello！Hello！Youareonthejump！
　　CHLOE。Ifyouwantmetobeagoodwifetoyou，makefatherstopit。
　　CHARLES。[Standingup]Now，lookhere，Chloe，what'sbehindthis？
　　CHLOE。[Faintly]Behind？
　　CHARLES。You'recarryingonasif——asifyouwerereallyscared！
　　We'vegotthesepeople:We'llhavethemoutofDeepwaterinsixmonths。It'sabsoluteruinationtotheirbeastlyoldhouse；we'llputthechimneysontheveryedge，notthreehundredyardsoff，andoursmoke'llbedriftingoverthemhalfthetime。Youwon'thavethisconfoundedstuck-upwomanheremuchlonger。Andthenwecanreallygoaheadandtakeourproperplace。Solongasshe'shere，weshallneverdothat。We'veonlytodriveonnowasfastaswecan。
　　CHLOE。[Withagesture]Isee。
　　CHARLES。[Againlookingather]Ifyougoonlikethis，youknow，Ishallbegintothinkthere'ssomethingyou——
　　CHLOE[softly]Charlie！[Hecomestoher。]Loveme！
　　CHARLES。[Embracingher]There，oldgirl！Iknowwomenarefunnyatthesetimes。Youwantagoodnight，that'sall。
　　CHLOE。Youhaven'tfinisheddinner，haveyou？Goback，andI'llgotobedquitesoon。Charlie，don'tstoplovingme。
　　CHARLES。Stop？Notmuch。
　　[Whileheisagainembracingher，ANNAstealsfrombehindthescreentothedoor，opensitnoiselessly，andpassesthrough，butitclicksassheshutsit。]
　　CHLOE。[Startingviolently]Oh-h！
　　[Hecomestoher。]
　　CHARLES。Whatisit？Whatisit？Youarenervy，mydear。
　　CHLOE。[Lookingroundwithalittlelaugh]Idon'tknow。Goon，Charlie。I'llbeallrightwhenthishead'sgone。
　　CHARLES。[Strokingherforeheadand，lookingatherdoubtfully]
　　Yougotobed；Iwon'tbelatecomingup。
　　[Heturn，andgoes，blowingakissfromthedoorway。Whenheisgone，CHLOEgetsupandstandsinpreciselytheattitudeinwhichshestoodatthebeginningoftheAct，thinking，andthinking。Andthedoorisopened，andthefaceoftheMAID
　　peersroundather。]
　　CURTAIN
　　ACTIII
　　SCENEI
　　HILLCRIST'Sstudynextmorning。
　　JILLcomingfromLeft，looksinattheopenFrenchwindow。
　　JILL。[SpeakingtoROLF，invisible]Comeinhere。There'snoone。
　　[Shegoesin。ROLFjoinsher，comingfromthegarden。]
　　ROLF。Jill，Ijustwantedtosay——Needwe？
　　[JILL。nodes。]
　　Seeingyouyesterday——itdidseemrotten。
　　JILL。Wedidn'tbeginit。
　　ROLF。No；butyoudon'tunderstand。Ifyou'dmadeyourself，asfatherhas——
　　JILL。IhopeIshouldbesorry。
　　ROLF。[Reproachfully]Thatisn'tlikeyou。Reallyhecan'thelpthinkinghe'sapublicbenefactor。
　　JILL。Andwecan'thelpthinkinghe'sapig。Sorry！
　　ROLF。Ifthesurvivalofthefittestisright——
　　JILL。Hemaybefitter，buthe'snotgoingtosurvive。
　　ROLF。[Distracted]Itlookslikeit，though。
　　JILL。Isthatallyoucametosay？
　　ROLF。Supposewejoined，couldn'twestopit？
　　JILL。Idon'tfeellikejoining。
　　ROLF。Wedidshakehands。
　　JILL。Onecan'tfightandnotgrowbitter。
　　ROLF。Idon'tfeelbitter。
　　JILL。Wait；you'llfeelitsoonenough。
　　ROLF。Why？[Attentively]AboutChloe？Idothinkyourmother'smannertoheris——
　　JILL。Well？
　　ROLF。Snobbish。[JILLlaughs。]
　　Shemaynotbeyourclass；andthat'sjustwhyit'ssnobbish。
　　JILL。Ithinkyou'dbettershutup。
　　ROLF。Whatmyfathersaidwastrue；yourmother'srudenesstoherthatdayshecamehere，hasmadebothhimandCharlieeversomuchmorebitter。
　　[JILLwhistlestheHabanerafrom"Carmen。"]
　　[Staringather，ratherangrily]
　　Isitawhistlingmatter？
　　JILL。No。
　　ROLF。Isupposeyouwantmetogo？
　　JILL。Yes。
　　ROLF。Allright。Aren'tweevergoingtobefriendsagain？
　　JILL。[Lookingsteadilyathim]Idon'texpectso。
　　ROLF。That'svery-horrible。
　　JILL。Lotsofhorriblethingsintheworld。
　　ROLF。It'sourbusinesstomakethemfewer，Jill。
　　JILL。[Fiercely]Don'tbemoral。
　　ROLF。[Hurt]That'sthelastthingIwanttobe——Ionlywanttobefriendly。
　　JILL。Betterberealfirst。
　　ROLF。Fromthebigpointofview——
　　JILL。Thereisn'tany。We'reallout，forourown。Andwhynot？
　　ROLF。Byjove，youhavegot——
　　JILL。Cynical？Yourfather'smotto——"Everymanforhimself。"
　　That'sthewinner——handsdown。Goodbye！
　　ROLF。Jill！Jill！
　　JILL。[Puttingherhandsbehindherback，hums]——
　　"IfauldacquaintancebeforgotAnddaysofauldlangsyne"——
　　ROLF。Don't！
　　[WithapainedgesturehegoesouttowardsLeft，throughtheFrenchwindow。]
　　[JILL，whohasbrokenoffthesong，standswithherhandsclenchedandherlipsquivering。]
　　[FELLOWSentersLeft。]
　　FELLOWS。Mr。Dawker，Miss，andtwogentlemen。
　　JILL。Letthethreegentlemenin，andmeout。
　　[ShepasseshimandgoesoutLeft。Andimmediately。DAWKER
　　andthetwoSTRANGERScomein。]
　　FELLOWS。I'llinformMrs。Hillcrist，sir。TheSquireisonhisrounds。[HegoesoutLeft。]
　　[TheTHREEMENgatherinadiscreetknotatthebigbureau，havingglancedatthetwodoorsandtheopenFrenchwindow。]
　　DAWKER。NowthismaycomeintoCourt，youknow。Ifthere'sascrewlooseanywhere，bettermentionit。[ToSECONDSTRANGE]Youknewherpersonally？
　　SECONDS。Whatdoyouthink？Idon't，takegirlsontrustforthatsortofjob。Shecametoushighlyrecommended，too；anddidherworkverywell。Itwasadoublestunt——tomakesure——wasn'tit，George？
　　FIRSTS。Yes；wepaidherforthetwovisits。
　　SECONDS。Ishouldknowherinaminute；strikinglookinggirl；hadsomethinginherface。Daresayshe'dseenhardtimes。
　　FIRSTS。Wedon'twantpublicity。
　　DAWKER。NotLikely。Thethreat'lldoit；butthestakesareheavy——andtheman'saslugger；wemustbeabletopushithome。Ifyoucanbothsweartoher，it'lldothetrick。
　　SECONDS。Andabout——Imean，we'relosingtime，youknow，comingdownhere。
　　DAWKER。[WithanodatFIRSTSTRANGER]Georgehereknowsme。
　　That'llbeallright。I'llguaranteeitwellworthyourwhile。
　　SECONDS。Idon'twanttodothegirlharm，ifshe'smarried。
　　DAWKER。No，no；nobodywantstohurther。Wejustwantacinchonthisfellowtillhesqueals。
　　[TheyseparatealittleasMRS。HILLCRISTentersfromRight。]
　　DAWKER。Goodmorning，ma'am。Myfriend'spartner。Hornblowercoming？
　　MRS。H。Ateleven。Ihadtosendupasecondnote，Dawker。
　　DAWKER。Squirenotin？
　　MRS。H。Ihaven'ttoldhim。
　　DAWKER。[Nodding]Ourfriendsmightgoinhere[PointingRight]
　　andwecanuse'emasthewant'em。
　　MRS。H。[TotheSTRANGERS]Willyoumakeyourselvescomfortable？
　　[Sheholdsthedooropen，andtheypassherintotheroom，Right。]
　　DAWKER。[Showingdocument]I'vehadthisdrawnandengrossed。
　　Prettysharpwork。ConveystheCentry，andLongmeadow；totheSquireatfourthousandfivehundred:Now，ma'am，supposeHornblowerputshishandtothat，hellhavebeendoneintheeye，andsixthousandalltoldouto'pocket——You'llhaveaverynastyneighbourhere。
　　MRS。H。Butweshallstillhavethepowertodisclosethatsecretatanytime。
　　DAWKER。Yeh！Butthingsmighthappenhereyoucouldneverbringhometohim。Youcan'ttrustamanlikethat。Heisn'tgoin'toforgiveme，Iknow。
　　MRS。H。[Regardinghimkeenly]Butifhesigns，wecouldn'thonourably——
　　DAWKER。No，ma'am，youcouldn't；andI'msureIdon'twanttodothatgirlahurt。Ijustmentionitbecause，ofcourse，youcan'tguaranteethatitdoesn'tgetout。
　　MRS。H。Notabsolutely，Isuppose。
　　[Alookpassesbetweenthem，whichneitherofthemhasquitesanctioned。]
　　[There'shiscar。Italwaysseemstomakemorenoisethananyother。]
　　DAWKER。He'llkickandflounder——butyouleavehimtoaskwhatyouwant，ma'am；don'tmentionthis[Heputsthedeedbackintohispocket]。TheCentry'snomortalgoodtohimifhe'snotgoingtoputupworks；Ishouldsayhe'dbegladtosavewhathecan。
　　[MRS。HILLCRISTinclinesherhead。FELLOWSentersLeft。]
　　FELLOWS。[Apologetically]Mr。Hornblower，ma'am；byappointment，hesays。
　　MRS。H。Quiteright，Fellows。
　　[HORNBLOWERcomesin，andFELLOWSgoesout。]
　　HORNBLOWER。[Withoutsalutation]I'vecometoaskyepointbleakwhatyemeanbywritingmetheseletters。[Hetakesouttwoletters。Andwe'lldiscusitinthepresenceofnobody，ifye，please。
　　MRS。H。Mr。DawkerknowsallthatIknow，andmore。
　　HORNBLOWER。Doeshe？Verywell！Yoursecondnotesaysthatmydaughter-in-lawhasliedtome。Well，I'vebroughther，andwhatye'vegottosay——ifit'snotjustatricktoseemeagain——ye'llsaytoherface。[Hetakesasteptowardsthewindow。]
　　MRS。H。Mr。Hornblower，youhadbetter，decidethatafterhearingwhatitis——weshallbequitereadytorepeatitinherpresence；
　　butwewanttodoaslittleharmaspossible。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Stopping]Oh！yedo！Well，whatlieshaveyebeenhearin'？Orwhathaveyemadeup？YouandMr。Dawker？Ofcourseyeknowthere'salawoflibelandslander。I'm，notthemantostopatthat。
　　MRS。H。[Calmly]Areyoufamiliarwiththelawofdivorce，Mr。
　　Hornblower？
　　HORNBLOWER。[Takenaback]No，I'mnot。Thatis。
　　MRS。H。Well，youknowthatmisconductisrequired。AndIsupposeyou'veheardthatcasesarearranged。
　　HORNBLOWER。Iknowit'sallveryshocking——whataboutit？
　　MRS。H。Whencasesarearranged，Mr。Hornblower，themanwhoistobedivorcedoftenvisitsanhotelwithastrangewoman。Iamextremelysorrytosaythatyourdaughter-in-law，beforehermarriage，wasinthehabitofbeingemployedassuchawoman。
　　HORNBLOWER。Yedreadfulcreature！
　　DAWKER。[Quickly]Allproved，uptothehilt！
　　HORNBLOWER。Idon'tbelieveawordofit。Ye'relyin'tosaveyourskins。Howdareyetellmesuchmonstrosities？Dawker，I'llhaveyeinacriminalcourt。
　　DAWKER。Rats！Yousawagentwithmeyesterday？Well，he'semployedher。
　　HORNBLOWER。Aput-upjob！Conspiracy！
　　MRS。H。Goandgetyourdaughter-in-law。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Withthefirstsensationofbeinginanet]It'safoulshame——alyingslander！
　　MRS。H。Ifso，it'seasilydisproved。Goandfetchher。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Seeingthemunmoved]Iwill。Idon'tbelieveawordofit。
　　MRS。H。Ihopeyouareright。
　　[HORNBLOWERgoesoutbytheFrenchwindow，DAWKERslipstothedoorRight，opensit，aridspeakstothosewithin。MRS。
　　HILLCRISTstandsmoisteningherlips，andpassimherhandkerchiefoverthem。HORNBLOWERreturns，precedingCHLOE，strunguptohardnessanddefiance。]
　　HORNBLOWER。Nowthen，let'shavethisimpudentstorytorntorags。
　　CHLOE。Whatstory？
　　HORNBLOWER。Thatyou，mydear，wereawoman——it'stooshockin——I
　　don'tknowhowtotellye——
　　CHLOE。Goon！
　　HORNBLOWER。Wereawomanthatwentwithmen，togetthemtheirdivorce。
　　CHLOE。Whosaysthat？
　　HORNBLOWER。Thatlady[Sneering]there，andherbull-terrierhere。
　　CHLOE。[FacingMRS。HILLCRIST]That'sacharitablethingtosay，isn'tit？
　　MRS。H。Isittrue？
　　CHLOE。No。
　　HORNBLOWER。[Furiously]There！I'llhaveyebothonyourkneestoher！
　　DAWKER。[Openingthedoor，Right]Comein。
　　[TheFIRSTSTRANGERcomesin。CHLOE，withavisibleeffort，turnstofacehim。]
　　FIRSTS。Howdoyoudo，Mrs。Vane？
　　CHLOE。Idon'tknowyou。
　　FIRSTS。Yourmemoryisbad，ma'am:Youknewmeyesterdaywellenough。Onedayisnotalongtime，norarethreeyears。
　　CHLOE。Whoareyou？
　　FIRSTS。Come，ma'am，come！TheCastercase。
　　CHLOE。Idon'tknowyou，Isay。[ToMRS。HILLCRIST]Howcanyoubesovile？
　　FIRSTS。Letmerefreshyourmemory，ma'am。[Producinganotebook]
　　Justonthreeyearsago；"Oct。3。TofeeandexpensesMrs。VanewithMr。C——，HotelBeaulieu，Twentypounds。Oct。10，Do。，Twentypounds。"[ToHORNBLOWER]Wouldyouliketoglanceatthisbook，sir？You'llseethey'regenuineentries。
　　[HORNBLOWERmakesamotiontodoso，butcheckshimselfandlooksatCHLOE。]
　　CHLOE。[Hysterically]It'salllies——lies！
　　FIRSTS。Come，ma'am，wewishyounoharm。
　　CHLOE。Takemeaway。Iwon'tbetreatedlikethis。
　　MRS。H。[Inalowvoice]Confess。
　　CHLOE。Lies！
　　HORNBLOWER。WereyeevercalledVane？
　　CHLOE。No，never。
　　[Shemakesamovementtowardsthewindow，butDAWKERisintheway，andshehalts。FIRSTS。[Openingthedoor，Right]
　　Henry。]
　　[TheSECONDSTRANGERcomesinquickly。AtsightofhimCHLOE
　　throwsupherhands，gasps，breaksdown，stageLeft，andstandscoveringherfacewithherhands。ItissocompleteaconfessionthatHORNBLOWERstandsstaggered；and，takingoutacolouredhandkerchief，wipeshisbrow。]
　　DAWKER。Areyouconvinced？
　　HORNBLOWER。Takethosemenaway。
　　DAWKER。Ifyou'renotsatisfied，wecangetotherevidence；plenty。
　　HORNBLOWER。[LookingatCHLOE]That'senough。Takethemout。
　　Leavemealonewithher。
　　[DAWKERtakesthemoutRight。MRS。HILLCRISTpassesHORNBLOWER
　　andgoesoutatthewindow。HORNBLOWERmovesdownasteportwotowardsCHLOE。]
　　HORNBLOWER。MyGod！
　　CHLOE。[Withanoutburst]Don'ttellCharlie！Don'ttellCharlie！
　　HORNBLOWER。Chearlie！So，thatwasyourmanneroflife。
　　[CHLOEuttersamoaningsound。]
　　Sothat'swhatyegotoutofbymarryin'intomyfamily！Shameonye，yeGodlessthing！
　　CHLOE。Don'ttellCharlie！
　　HORNBLOWER。Andthat'sallyecansayforthewreckye'vewrought。