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'd no hesitation in the matter。

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

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