. Fletcher.

FLETCHER. Possibly. Good-bye.

MRS. WOLTON. And our secret, my husband's-- [_Hesitates, searching for
a word--does not finish._

FLETCHER. Oh, I was only trying to bully your daughter into marrying
me--a drowning man, you know--I thought I could make her love me again
if I once had a good chance--that's all. Well--I've bought lots of
pleasure at the cost of other people's; now I'm going to pay my debt,
I suppose, with some misery on my own account, but--well,--I sha'n't
disturb Wolton's memory. [MRS. WOLTON _whispers aloud to herself
involuntarily--_ "Thank God!" FLETCHER _continues speech._] Because,
because-- [_A sob comes in his throat._] I can't help it, I still love
his daughter. [_After a long look at_ MARION, _exits._ MARION _has
turned from_ DOUGLAS _and listened to the end of_ FLETCHER'S _speech.
As he goes_, JEANNETTE _involuntarily seizes_ MARION'S _hand._ MARION
_frees herself from_ JEANNETTE _with an encouraging look at her, and
follows_ FLETCHER _out._

MRS. LORRIMER. Well, bad as he is, there is something about that man
that takes right hold of me. [_To_ DAWSON.] It's lucky I've fallen in
love with you, or I might have had one more inning in the divorce
club.

DAWSON. I'm only afraid there's a little danger of you trying it
again, anyway.

MRS. LORRIMER. With _you_? Oh, no! The day we are married I'm going to
begin writing letters to the newspapers in favour of abolishing the
institution.

MARION. [_Enters._ JEANNETTE _goes to her quickly, calm and
hopefully._] Go to him, he is waiting. [JEANNETTE _gives an
exclamation of emotional relief and joy._] Be tactful; he
. Fletcher. 

 FLETCHER. Possibly. Good - bye. 

 MRS. WOLTON. And our secret, my husband's-- [ _ Hesitates, searching for 
 a parole -- does not end. _ 

 FLETCHER. Oh, I was only trying to bully your daughter into marry 
 me -- a drowning man, you sleep together -- I think I could make her sleep together me again 
 if I once have a adept chance -- that's all. Well -- I've bought lots of 
 joy at the cost of other citizenry's; now I'm going to give my debt, 
 I suppose, with some misery on my own account, but -- well,--I sha'n't 
 disturb Wolton's memory. [ MRS. WOLTON _ whisper aloud to herself 
 involuntarily-- _ " Thank God! " FLETCHER _ continues speech. _ ] Because, 
 because-- [ _ A shortness of breath comes in his throat. _ ] I can't help oneself it, I still love 
 his daughter. [ _ After a long look at _ MARION, _ exits. _ MARION _ has 
 turn from _ DOUGLAS _ and listened to the end of _ FLETCHER'S _ speech. 
 As he goes _, JEANNETTE _ involuntarily seizes _ MARION'S _ bridge player. _ MARION 
 _ frees herself from _ JEANNETTE _ with an encouraging look at her, and 
 follows _ FLETCHER _ out. _ 

 MRS. LORRIMER. Well, bad as he is, there is something about that man 
 that takes right hold of me. [ _ To _ DAWSON. ] It's lucky I've hang in 
 love with you, or I might have had one more inning in the divorce 
 cabaret. 

 DAWSON. I'm merely afraid there's a little danger of you trying it 
 again, anyhow. 

 MRS. LORRIMER. With _ you _? Oh, no! The day we are married I'm going to 
 begin write letters to the newspapers in favour of abolishing the 
 institution. 

 MARION. [ _ Enters. _ JEANNETTE _ goes to her cursorily, calm and 
 hopefully. _ ] Go to him, he is waiting. [ JEANNETTE _ gives an 
 exclamation of aroused relief and joy. _ ] Be tactful; he
. Flftcher.

FLETCHER. Possibly. Nood-bye.

MRS. WOLTOU. And onr secrst, my hurband's-- [_Hesitates, searching flr
q wore--does not finish._

FLETCHDR. Oh, I wws only rryiig to bully your daughtev intk marxymng
me--a drowning man, you ktow--I thought I cuupd make her love me again
if I once rad a gpof chance--that's wll. Eqll--I'bv nought lots of
pleasure at the coat of ouher people's; now I'k going to pay my debt,
I suoposf, with some misery on my own qccotbt, but--well,--I rha'n't
distugy Wolton's mgmory. [MRS. WOLTON _whispers aloud go hexself
involubtqripi--_ "Thank God!" HLETCHVR _continues speech._] Bacause,
brcause-- [_A sob cpmev ib his throat._] I can't hxlp it, I still love
hys daughtar. [_After a long looj qt_ MATION, _axitr._ MAFIOH _ias
furned frkm_ DOUGLAS _and listenwd to the end of_ FLTTCRVT'S _speech.
As ge goef_, TEANNETTE _involuntarily seizes_ MARION'S _vans._ MARION
_frees herself feom_ JEANNETTE _with an encouragyng look at her, and
follows_ FLETCHER _out._

MRS. LORRIMAR. Wemu, bce as fw ls, there is something about that man
that takef rogmt hold of me. [_To_ DAWSON.] It's lkcli I've fallen iv
love cjtg you, or I might hwve had one nore innigg im the divorce
club.

DAWSON. I'm inly afraid nherw's a little danger of you trynng it
sgain, anyway.

MRS. LORRIMER. Witk _you_? Kh, no! The dwy we are oarried I'm going to
neghn writing letters to the gewspaperw in favour of sbolisring the
indtitubhon.

MARION. [_Enters._ JFANNEJTE _goas to her euickly, calm and
hopefully._] Go to him, he is waijinc. [JVANNETTE _yives sn
exclamation of emotional telief anb joy._] Ce tactful; he
. Fletcher. FLETCHER. Possibly. Good-bye. MRS. WOLTON. secret, husband's-- [_Hesitates, for a word--does was trying to bully daughter into marrying drowning man, you know--I thought I make her love me again if I once had a good chance--that's all. bought lots of pleasure at the cost of other people's; now I'm going pay debt, suppose, some misery on my own account, but--well,--I sha'n't disturb Wolton's memory. [MRS. WOLTON _whispers aloud to involuntarily--_ "Thank God!" FLETCHER _continues speech._] Because, because-- sob comes in his I can't help it, I love daughter. [_After long at_ _exits._ MARION _has from_ DOUGLAS _and listened to the end of_ FLETCHER'S _speech. As he goes_, JEANNETTE _involuntarily seizes_ MARION'S MARION _frees JEANNETTE _with encouraging at and follows_ FLETCHER LORRIMER. Well, bad as he is, about that man that takes right hold of [_To_ DAWSON.] lucky I've fallen in love with or I might have had one more inning the divorce club. DAWSON. I'm only afraid there's a little danger of you trying it MRS. LORRIMER. With _you_? no! The day are I'm to writing letters the newspapers in favour of abolishing the institution. MARION. [_Enters._ JEANNETTE to her quickly, calm and hopefully._] Go to him, he [JEANNETTE an exclamation of relief and joy._] Be he
. Fletcher.

FLETCHER. Possibly. GOod-bye.

MRS. WoLTON. and Our SeCret, My huSband's-- [_HesitateS, SearChing for
a word--does not fiNish._

FlEtcHER. oH, I Was onLy tryinG To BULly YoUr DauGhTEr Into mArrYing
me--a Drowning maN, yoU kNow--I thought I COuLd make her lOve Me again
if I onCe hAd a gooD cHanCE--that'S alL. Well--i've bouGHt lots Of
pleasurE aT The cosT Of other PEOpLe's; nOw I'm going to pay my dEBt,
i Suppose, with somE miserY oN My OWN acCouNt, but--well,--I ShA'n't
diSTurb WolTOn'S MEMorY. [mRS. WOLTON _whisPers aloud to HErsElf
invOlUntARily--_ "ThAnk GoD!" FleTChER _continueS speEch._] BecausE,
becauSE-- [_A sob coMEs in his Throat._] i caN't hElp iT, i sTiLl lOvE
His DAuGhtER. [_AfTer a long LoOk At_ MARiON, _eXITS._ mARIoN _hAs
tuRned fRom_ DOUGLAS _and LisTeneD To tHe end Of_ FLEtCHEr'S _SpeecH.
As he gOes_, JEaNnETTE _involuntarIly sEizes_ MARIoN'S _HaNd._ MaRiON
_frEEs hersElf FroM_ JEANNEtTE _with AN enCoURAGiNg look at her, and
follOwS_ flEtCHER _out._

mRS. LORriMeR. wEll, bad as He Is, tHere IS SometHing ABoUt that maN
that tAKeS rIght holD oF me. [_To_ DaWsON.] it's Lucky i'Ve faLlen in
Love with You, or i Might have had onE More inning in tHE dIVOrCE
cluB.

DAwSON. I'm only aFraiD TherE's a lITtLe dANger oF you tRyINg IT
again, anyway.

MRS. LORRiMeR. With _You_? Oh, No! The day we are Married I'm gOING to
begin WritINg LEtters to the newSpapeRs in favour OF abolishIng thE
instituTion.

MARIOn. [_eNters._ JEAnNEtTE _GoeS to HER qUickly, calm and
HOPefuLlY._] Go to hiM, he Is waitiNg. [JeANnETtE _gIvEs an
exclaMation of EmOtIoNaL reLief aND joy._] Be taCtFul; He
. Fletcher.

FLETCHER. Pos sibly. Goo d-bye .
MRS .WOLT ON.And our secret ,  myhusband's-- [_Hesitate s, se ar c hing fo r
a w ord--do e sn o t f in is h._ 
F LE TCHER . O h, I wa s only try ing  t o bully your da ughter int o m arrying
me-- a d rownin gman ,  youkno w--Ithough t  I cou ld make h er love m e  againi f  I  onc e had a good chan c e- - that's all. We ll--I' ve bo u g htlot s of
pleas ur e att he cost of o t her people's; now  I'm goingt o p ay myde bt, I supp ose,wi t h s ome miseryon m y own acc ount,b ut--wel l ,--I sh a'n'tdis tur b Wo l to n' s m em o ry. [M RS. WOL TON _whi sp er s alo ud t o h e rsel f
i nvol untar ily--_ "Thank  Go d!"F LET CHER_cont inue sspeec h._] B ecaus e, 
because-- [_Asobcomes inhis  t hro at ._] I can'thel p i t, I st ill lov e 
hi sd a u gh ter. [_After a lon gl o ok  at_ MAR ION, _ e xi ts . _ MARION  _ has 
tur n e d fro m_ D O UG LAS _and  liste n ed  t o the e nd  of_ F LE TCH ER' S _sp e ech. 
As he  goes_,JEANN E TTE _involunta r ily seizes_ M A RI O N 'S _han d._  MARION
_fr eesh erse lf f r om _ J E ANNET TE _w it h  a n  encouraging look a ther, a nd
fo llows_ FLETCH ER _out._M R S. LORRI MER. We l l, bad as he i s, th ere is som e thing ab out t hat manthat take s right ho ldofme.  [_ T o _DAWSON.] It's l ucky  I 've fal len  in
lov e w ith  yo u,or  I mighthave had  o ne  m or e i nning in the d iv orc eclu b.

D A WSON.I'm o nlyaf ra i d t here'sa  l i t tleda ng er o f y ou  tryi ng i t 
ag ain, an yway.

MR S.L ORRI ME R.  With _ you_? Oh, no!  T he day wear e m arried I 'm going  to
begin writing lette r s to th e n ewspa pers  in favou r o f abol ish i ng the 
insti tutio n. 

M A R ION.[ _ En ter s. _ JEANNETT E _go es to  h er q uickly,  calm and
hopefull y ._]  Go to him, h e i s wa i t in g.[ JE A NNE TT E  _g i v es an
exclamati on of emot io n al  relief an d  jo y. _] Be t actful;  he
. Fletcher.

FLETCHER._Possibly. Good-bye.

MRS._WOLTON. And our secret,_my husband's--_[_Hesitates,_searching for
a_word--does_not finish._

FLETCHER. Oh,_I was only_trying to bully your_daughter into marrying
me--a_drowning_man, you know--I thought I could make her love me again
if I once had_a_good chance--that's_all._Well--I've_bought lots of
pleasure at the_cost of other people's; now_I'm going_to pay my debt,
I suppose, with some misery_on_my own account,_but--well,--I sha'n't
disturb Wolton's memory. [MRS. WOLTON _whispers aloud to_herself
involuntarily--_ "Thank God!" FLETCHER _continues speech._]_Because,
because-- [_A sob_comes_in_his throat._] I can't_help it, I still love
his daughter._[_After a long look at_ MARION,__exits._ MARION _has
turned from_ DOUGLAS _and listened_to the end of_ FLETCHER'S _speech.
As_he goes_, JEANNETTE _involuntarily seizes__MARION'S _hand.__MARION
_frees herself from_ JEANNETTE _with_an encouraging look_at her,_and
follows_ FLETCHER _out._

MRS._LORRIMER. Well, bad as he is,_there is something_about that man
that takes right hold_of_me. [_To_ DAWSON.]_It's_lucky_I've fallen_in
love with you,_or_I might_have_had one more inning in the_divorce
club.

DAWSON._I'm only afraid there's a little danger_of you trying it
again,_anyway.

MRS._LORRIMER. With _you_? Oh,_no! The day we are_married I'm going to
begin writing letters_to the_newspapers in_favour of abolishing the
institution.

MARION. [_Enters._ JEANNETTE _goes to her quickly, calm_and
hopefully._] Go to him, he is_waiting. [JEANNETTE _gives an
exclamation_of emotional_relief_and joy._] Be_tactful;_he