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last night�察�sir。  ��Hesitating。�А �I 'm really afraid some one's
purloined the box。

JACK。  ��Uneasily。�А �Stolen it��

BARTHWICK。  What's that�拭 �The cigarette´box�  �Is anything else
missing��

MARLOW。  No�察�sir�察�I 've been through the plate。

BARTHWICK。  Was the house all right this morning�拭 �None of the
windows open��

MARLOW。  No�察�sir。  ��Quietly to JACK。�А �You left your latch´key in
the door last night�察�sir。

     ��He hands it back�察�unseen by BARTHWICK��

JACK。  Tst��

BARTHWICK。  Who's been in the room this morning��

MARLOW。  Me and Wheeler�察�and Mrs。 Jones is all�察�sir�察�as far as I
know。

BARTHWICK。  Have you asked Mrs。 Barthwick��

��To JACK。�А �Go and ask your mother if she's had it�察�ask her to look
and see if she's missed anything else。

     ��JACK goes upon this mission。��

Nothing is more disquieting than losing things like this。

MARLOW。  No�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  Have you any suspicions��

MARLOW�察�No�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  This Mrs。 Joneshow long has she been working here��

MARLOW。  Only this last month�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  What sort of person��

MARLOW。  I don't know much about her�察�sir�察�seems a very quiet��
respectable woman。

BARTHWICK。  Who did the room this morning��

MARLOW。  Wheeler and Mrs。 Jones�察�Sir。

BARTHWICK。  ��With his forefinger upraised。�А �Now�察�was this Mrs。
Jones in the room alone at any time��

MARLOW。  ��Expressionless。�А �Yes�察�Sir。

BARTHWICK。  How do you know that��

MARLOW。  ��Reluctantly。�А �I found her here�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  And has Wheeler been in the room alone��

MARLOW。  No�察�sir�察�she's not�察�sir。  I should say�察�sir�察�that Mrs。
Jones seems a very honest

BARTHWICK。  ��Holding up his hand。�А �I want to know this�此 �Has this
Mrs。 Jones been here the whole morning��

MARLOW。  Yes�察�sirno�察�sirshe stepped over to the greengrocer's
for cook。

BARTHWICK。  H'm�  �Is she in the house now��

MARLOW。  Yes�察�Sir。

BARTHWICK。  Very good。  I shall make a point of clearing this up。
On principle I shall make a point of fixing the responsibility�察�it
goes to the foundations of security。  In all your interests

MARLOW。  Yes�察�Sir。

BARTHWICK。  What sort of circumstances is this Mrs。 Jones in�拭 �Is
her husband in work��

MARLOW。  I believe not�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  Very well。  Say nothing about it to any one。  Tell
Wheeler not to speak of it�察�and ask Mrs。 Jones to step up here。

MARLOW。  Very good�察�sir。

     ��MARLOW goes out�察�his face concerned�察�and BARTHWICK stays�察�his
     face judicial and a little pleased�察�as befits a man conducting
     an inquiry。  MRS。 BARTHWICK and hey son come in。��

BARTHWICK。  Well�察�my dear�察�you've not seen it�察�I suppose��

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  No。  But what an extraordinary thing�察�John��
Marlow�察�of course�察�is out of the question。  I 'm certain none of the
maids as for cook��

BARTHWICK。  Oh�察�cook��

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  Of course�  �It's perfectly detestable to me to
suspect anybody。

BARTHWICK。  It is not a question of one's feelings。  It's a question
of justice。  On principle

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  I should n't be a bit surprised if the charwoman
knew something about it。  It was Laura who recommended her。

BARTHWICK。  ��Judicially。�А �I am going to have Mrs。 Jones up。  Leave
it to me�察�anderremember that nobody is guilty until they're
proved so。  I shall be careful。  I have no intention of frightening
her�察�I shall give her every chance。  I hear she's in poor
circumstances。  If we are not able to do much for them we are bound
to have the greatest sympathy with the poor。  ��MRS。 JONES comes in。��
��Pleasantly。�А �Oh�  �good morning�察�Mrs。 Jones。

MRS。 JONES。  ��Soft�察�and even�察�unemphatic。�А �Good morning�察�sir�  �Good
morning�察�ma'am��

BARTHWICK。  About your husbandhe's not in work�察�I hear��

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�sir�察�of course he's not in work just now。

BARTHWICK。  Then I suppose he's earning nothing。

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�sir�察�he's not earning anything just now�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  And how many children have you��

MRS。 JONES。  Three children�察�but of course they don't eat very much
sir。  ��A little silence。��

BARTHWICK。  And how old is the eldest��

MRS。 JONES。  Nine years old�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  Do they go to school��

MRS。 JONES�察�Yes�察�sir�察�they all three go to school every day。

BARTHWICK。  ��Severely。�А �And what about their food when you're out
at work��

MRS。 JONES。  Well�察�Sir�察�I have to give them their dinner to take
with them。  Of course I 'm not always able to give them anything��
sometimes I have to send them without�察�but my husband is very good
about the children when he's in work。  But when he's not in work of
course he's a very difficult man。

BARTHWICK。  He drinks�察�I suppose��

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�Sir。  Of course I can't say he does n't drink��
because he does。

BARTHWICK。  And I suppose he takes all your money��

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�sir�察�he's very good about my money�察�except when
he's not himself�察�and then�察�of course�察�he treats me very badly。

BARTHWICK。  Now what is heyour husband��

MRS。 JONES。  By profession�察�sir�察�of course he's a groom。

BARTHWICK。  A groom�  �How came he to lose his place��

MRS。 JONES。  He lost his place a long time ago�察�sir�察�and he's never
had a very long job since�察�and now�察�of course�察�the motor´cars are
against him。

BARTHWICK。  When were you married to him�察�Mrs。 Jones��

MRS。 JONES。  Eight years ago�察�sir that was in

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  ��Sharply。�А �Eight�拭 �You said the eldest child was
nine。

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�ma'am�察�of course that was why he lost his place。
He did n't treat me rightly�察�and of course his employer said he
couldn't keep him because of the example。

BARTHWICK。  You mean heahem

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�and of course after he lost his place he
married me。

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  You actually mean to say youyou were

BARTHWICK。  My dear

MRS。 BARTHWICK。  ��Indignantly。�А�How disgraceful��

BARTHWICK。  ��Hurriedly。�А �And where are you living now�察�Mrs。 Jones��

MRS。 JONES。  We've not got a home�察�sir。  Of course we've been
obliged to put away most of our things。

BARTHWICK。  Put your things away�  �You mean totoerto pawn
them��

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�to put them away。  We're living in Merthyr
Streetthat is close by here�察�sirat No。 34。  We just have the one
room。

BARTHWICK。  And what do you pay a week��

MRS。 JONES。  We pay six shillings a week�察�sir�察�for a furnished room。

BARTHWICK。  And I suppose you're behind in the rent��

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�we're a little behind in the rent。

BARTHWICK。  But you're in good work�察�aren't you��

MRS。 JONES。  Well�察�Sir�察�I have a day in Stamford Place Thursdays。
And Mondays and Wednesdays and Fridays I come here。  But to´day�察�of
course�察�is a half´day�察�because of yesterday's Bank Holiday。

BARTHWICK。  I see�察�four days a week�察�and you get half a crown a day��
is that it��

MRS。  JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�and my dinner�察�but sometimes it's only half
a day�察�and that's eighteen pence。

BARTHWICK。  And when your husband earns anything he spends it in
drink�察�I suppose��

MRS。 JONES。  Sometimes he does�察�sir�察�and sometimes he gives it to me
for the children。  Of course he would work if he could get it�察�sir��
but it seems there are a great many people out of work。

BARTHWICK。  Ah�  �Yes。  Weerwon't go into that。
��Sympathetically。�А �And how about your work here�拭 �Do you find it
hard��

MRS。 JONES。  Oh�  �no�察�sir�察�not very hard�察�sir�察�except of course��
when I don't get my sleep at night。

BARTHWICK。  Ah�  �And you help do all the rooms�拭 �And sometimes�察�I
suppose�察�you go out for cook��

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�Sir。

BARTHWICK。  And you 've been out this morning��

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�of course I had to go to the greengrocer's。

BARTHWICK。  Exactly。  So your husband earns nothing�拭 �And he's a bad
character。

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�Sir�察�I don't say that�察�sir。  I think there's a
great deal of good in him�察�though he does treat me very bad
sometimes。  And of course I don't like to leave him�察�but I think I
ought to�察�because really I hardly know how to stay with him。  He
often raises his hand to me。  Not long ago he gave me a blow here
��touches her breast�А �and I can feel it now。  So I think I ought to
leave him�察�don't you�察�sir��

BARTHWICK。  Ah� �I can't help you there。  It's a very serious thing
to leave your husband。  Very serious thing。

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�sir�察�of course I 'm afraid of what he might do to
me if I were to leave him�察�he can be so very violent。

BARTHWICK。  H'm�  �Well�察�that I can't pretend to say anything about。
It's the bad principle I'm speaking of

MRS。 JONES。  Yes�察�Sir�察�I know nobody can help me。  I know I must
decide for myself�察�and of course I know that he has a very hard
life。  And he's fond of the children�察�and its very hard for him to
see them going without food。

BARTHWICK。  ��Hastily。�А �Wellerthank you�察�I just wanted to hear
about you。  I don't think I need detain you any longer�察�Mrs。 Jones。

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�sir�察�thank you�察�sir。

BARTHWICK。  Good morning�察�then。

MRS。 JONES。  Good morning�察�sir�察�good morning�察�ma'am。

BARTHWICK。  ��Exchanging glances with his wife。�А �By the way�察�Mrs。
JonesI think it is only fair to tell you�察�a silver cigarette´box
eris missing。

MRS。 JONES。  ��Looking from one face to the other。�А�I am very sorry��
sir。

BARTHWICK。  Yes�察�you have not seen it�察�I suppose��

MRS。 JONES。  ��Realising that suspicion is upon her�察�with an uneasy
movement。�А �Where was it�察�sir�察�if you please�察�sir��

BARTHWICK。  ��Evasively。�А �Where did Marlow say�拭 �Erin this room��
yes�察�in this room。

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�Sir�察�I have n't seen itof course if I 'd seen it
I should have noticed it。

BARTHWICK。  ��Giving hey a rapid glance。�А �Youyou are sure of that��

MRS。 JONES。  ��Impassively。�А �Yes�察�Sir。  ��With a slow nodding of her
head。�А �I have not seen it�察�and of course I don't know where it is。

     ��She turns and goes quietly out。��

BARTHWICK。  H'm��

     ��The three BARTHWICKS avoid each other's glances。��


                         The curtain falls。




ACT II

SCENE I

     The JONES's lodgings�察�Merthyr Street�察�at half´past two o'clock。

     The bare room�察�with tattered oilcloth and damp�察�distempered
     walls�察�has an air of tidy wretchedness。  On the bed lies JONES��
     half´dressed�察�his coat is thrown across his feet�察�and muddy
     boots are lying on t

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