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BARTHWICK。 Excellent。 Will you have a glass of ��he glances at the
waning port��ersherry´��pours out sherry�А� Jack�察�just give Mr。
Snow this。
��JACK rises and gives the glass to SNOW�察�then�察�lolling in his
chair�察�regards him indolently。��
SNOW。 ��Drinking off wine and putting down the glass。�А �After seeing
you I went round to this woman's lodgings�察�sir。 It's a low
neighborhood�察�and I thought it as well to place a constable below
and not without 'e was wanted�察�as things turned out。
BARTHWICK。 Indeed��
SNOW。 Yes�察�Sir�察�I 'ad some trouble。 I asked her to account for the
presence of the article。 She could give me no answer�察�except to
deny the theft�察�so I took her into custody�察�then her husband came
for me�察�so I was obliged to take him�察�too�察�for assault。 He was very
violent on the way to the stationvery violentthreatened you and
your son�察�and altogether he was a handful�察�I can till you。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 What a ruffian he must be��
SNOW。 Yes�察�ma'am�察�a rough customer。
JACK。 ��Sipping his mine�察�bemused。�А �Punch the beggar's head。
SNOW。 Given to drink�察�as I understand�察�sir。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 It's to be hoped he will get a severe punishment。
SNOW。 The odd thing is�察�sir�察�that he persists in sayin' he took the
box himself。
BARTHWICK。 Took the box himself� 。�He smiles。�А �What does he think
to gain by that��
SNOW。 He says the young gentleman was intoxicated last night
��JACK stops the cracking of a nut�察�and looks at SNOW。��
��BARTHWICK�察�losing his smile�察�has put his wine´glass down��
there is a silenceSNOW�察�looking from face to face�察�remarks��
took him into the house and gave him whisky�察�and under the
influence of an empty stomach the man says he took the box。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 The impudent wretch��
BARTHWICK。 D' you mean that heerintends to put this forward
to´morrow��
SNOW。 That'll be his line�察�sir�察�but whether he's endeavouring to
shield his wife�察�or whether ��he looks at JACK�А �there's something in
it�察�will be for the magistrate to say。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Haughtily。�А �Something in what�拭 �I don't
understand you。 As if my son would bring a man like that into the
house��
BARTHWICK。 ��From the fireplace�察�with an effort to be calm。�А �My son
can speak for himself�察�no doubt。 Well�察�Jack�察�what do you say��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Sharply。�А �What does he say�拭 �Why�察�of course�察�he
says the whole story's stuff��
JACK。 ��Embarrassed。�А �Well�察�of course�察�Iof course�察�I don't know
anything about it。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 I should think not�察�indeed� 。�To Snow。�А �The man is
an audacious ruffian��
BARTHWICK。 ��Suppressing jumps。�А �But in view of my son's saying
there's nothing in thisthis fablewill it be necessary to proceed
against the man under the circumstances��
SNOW。 We shall have to charge him with the assault�察�sir。 It would
be as well for your son to come down to the Court。 There'll be a
remand�察�no doubt。 The queer thing is there was quite a sum of money
found on him�察�and a crimson silk purse。
��BARTHWICK starts�察�JACK rises and sits dozen again。��
I suppose the lady has n't missed her purse��
BARTHWICK。 ��Hastily。�А �Oh�察�no� �Oh� �No��
JACK。 No��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Dreamily。�А �No� 。�To SNOW。�А �I 've been inquiring
of the servants。 This man does hang about the house。 I shall feel
much safer if he gets a good long sentence�察�I do think we ought to
be protected against such ruffians。
BARTHWICK。 Yes�察�yes�察�of course�察�on principle but in this case we
have a number of things to think of。 ��To SNOW。�А �I suppose�察�as you
say�察�the man must be charged�察�eh��
SNOW。 No question about that�察�sir。
BARTHWICK。 ��Staring gloomily at JACK。�А �This prosecution goes very
much against the grain with me。 I have great sympathy with the
poor。 In my position I 'm bound to recognise the distress there is
amongst them。 The condition of the people leaves much to be
desired。 D' you follow me�拭 �I wish I could see my way to drop it。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Sharply。�А �John� �it's simply not fair to other
people。 It's putting property at the mercy of any one who likes to
take it。
BARTHWICK。 ��Trying to make signs to her aside。�А �I 'm not defending
him�察�not at all。 I'm trying to look at the matter broadly。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Nonsense�察�John�察�there's a time for everything。
SNOW。 ��Rather sardonically。�А �I might point out�察�sir�察�that to
withdraw the charge of stealing would not make much difference��
because the facts must come out ��he looks significantly at JACK�А �in
reference to the assault�察�and as I said that charge will have to go
forward。
BARTHWICK。 ��Hastily。�А �Yes�察�oh� �exactly� �It's entirely on the
woman's accountentirely a matter of my own private feelings。
SNOW。 If I were you�察�sir�察�I should let things take their course。
It's not likely there'll be much difficulty。 These things are very
quick settled。
BARTHWICK。 ��Doubtfully。�А �You think soyou think so��
JACK。 ��Rousing himself。�А �I say�察�what shall I have to swear to��
SNOW。 That's best known to yourself�察�sir。 ��Retreating to the
door。�А �Better employ a solicitor�察�sir�察�in case anything should
arise。 We shall have the butler to prove the loss of the article。
You'll excuse me going�察�I 'm rather pressed to´night。 The case may
come on any time after eleven。 Good evening�察�sir�察�good evening��
ma'am。 I shall have to produce the box in court to´morrow�察�so if
you'll excuse me�察�sir�察�I may as well take it with me。
��He takes the silver box and leaves them with a little bow。��
��BARTHWICK makes a move to follow him�察�then dashing his hands
beneath his coat tails�察�speaks with desperation。��
BARTHWICK。 I do wish you'd leave me to manage things myself。 You
will put your nose into matters you know nothing of。 A pretty mess
you've made of this��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Coldly。�А �I don't in the least know what you're
talking about。 If you can't stand up for your rights�察�I can。 I 've
no patience with your principles�察�it's such nonsense。
BARTHWICK。 Principles� �Good Heavens� �What have principles to do
with it for goodness sake�拭 �Don't you know that Jack was drunk last
night��
JACK。 Dad��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��In horror rising。�А �Jack��
JACK。 Look here�察�MotherI had supper。 Everybody does。 I mean to
sayyou know what I meanit's absurd to call it being drunk。 At
Oxford everybody gets a bit ;on; sometimes
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Well�察�I think it's most dreadful� �If that is
really what you do at Oxford��
JACK。 ��Angrily。�А �Well�察�why did you send me there�拭 �One must do as
other fellows do。 It's such nonsense�察�I mean�察�to call it being
drunk。 Of course I 'm awfully sorry。 I 've had such a beastly
headache all day。
BARTHWICK。 Tcha� �If you'd only had the common decency to remember
what happened when you came in。 Then we should know what truth
there was in what this fellow saysas it is�察�it's all the most
confounded darkness。
JACK。 ��Staring as though at half´formed visions。�А �I just get a
and thenit 's gone
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Oh�察�Jack� �do you mean to say you were so tipsy you
can't even remember
JACK。 Look here�察�Mother� �Of course I remember I cameI must have
come
BARTHWICK。 ��Unguardedly�察�and walking up and down。�А �Tcha��and that
infernal purse� �Good Heavens� �It'll get into the papers。 Who on
earth could have foreseen a thing like this�拭 �Better to have lost a
dozen cigarette´boxes�察�and said nothing about it。 ��To his wife。��
It's all your doing。 I told you so from the first。 I wish to
goodness Roper would come��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 ��Sharply。�А �I don't know what you're talking about��
John。
BARTHWICK。 ��Turning on her。�А �No�察�youyouyou don't know
anything� 。�Sharply。�А �Where the devil is Roper�拭 �If he can see a
way out of this he's a better man than I take him for。 I defy any
one to see a way out of it。 I can't。
JACK。 Look here�察�don't excite DadI can simply say I was too
beastly tired�察�and don't remember anything except that I came in and
��in a dying voice�А�went to bed the same as usual。
BARTHWICK。 Went to bed�拭 �Who knows where you wentI 've lost all
confidence。 For all I know you slept on the floor。
JACK。 ��Indignantly。�А �I did n't�察�I slept on the
BARTHWICK。 ��Sitting on the sofa。�А �Who cares where you slept�察�what
does it matter if he mentions thethea perfect disgrace��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 What�拭 。�A silence。�А �I insist on knowing。
JACK。 Oh� �nothing。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Nothing�拭 �What do you mean by nothing�察�Jack��
There's your father in such a state about it��
JACK。 It's only my purse。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Your purse� �You know perfectly well you have n't
got one。
JACK。 Well�察�it was somebody else'sit was all a jokeI did n't
want the beastly thing。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Do you mean that you had another person's purse��
and that this man took it too��
BARTHWICK。 Tcha� �Of course he took it too� �A man like that Jones
will make the most of it。 It'll get into the papers。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 I don't understand。 What on earth is all the fuss
about�拭 。�Bending over JACK�察�and softly。�А�Jack now�察�tell me dear��
Don't be afraid。 What is it�拭 �Come��
JACK。 Oh�察�don't Mother��
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 But don't what�察�dear��
JACK。 It was pure sport。 I don't know how I got the thing。 Of
course I 'd had a bit of a rowI did n't know what I was doingI
wasI Waswell�察�you knowI suppose I must have pulled the bag out
of her hand。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 Out of her hand�拭 �Whose hand�拭 �What bagwhose bag��
JACK。 Oh� �I don't knowher bagit belonged to��in a desperate
and rising voice�А�a woman。
MRS。 BARTHWICK。 A woman�拭 �Oh� �Jack� �No��
JACK。 ��Jumping up。�А �You would have it。 I did n't want to tell
you。 It's not my fault。
��The door opens and MARLOW ushers in a man of middle age��
inclined to corpulence�察�in evening dress。 He has a ruddy�察�thin
moustache�察�and dark�察�quick´moving little eyes。 His eyebrows
aye Chinese。��
MARLOW。 Mr。 Roper�察�Sir。 ��He leaves the room。��
ROPER。 ��With a quick look round。�А �How do you do��
��But neither JACK nor MRS。 BARTHWICK make a sign。��
BARTHWICK。 ��Hurrying。�А �Thank goodness you've come�察�Roper。 You
remember what I told you this afternoon�察�we've just had the
detective here。
ROPER