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that l can talk to you as freely as
could once have done
Kitty--Oh. l shall get it out of you
You met him abroad. Where was it?
Who is he, and when were you en-
gagedp
Marion-We are not engaged.
Kitty-Brolsen off! Oh, Marion, I'm
so sorry, dear.
Marion-No, not broken off. He was
engaged before we met.
Kitty (whistles)-And he fell in love
with you and told you so?
Marion-No
Kitty-Then how do you know that
he cares for you?
Marion-How does one know these
things, Kitty?
Kitty suppose you discovered you
were atfinities, and gushed about sun
| sets and stars and
Marion-No, I'm not given to gush;
neither is he
Kitty He never told you he loved
you?
Marion-No, not in so many words
Kitty-Well, when shall you see him
again?
Marion-I do not expect ever to see
him again.
Kitty-And you love him very much?
Marion-I could love him very much.
Kitty-Poor thing! Marion, it's four
o'clock, and you've never helped me out
of my fix one bit. He may be here at any
moment, and what am to say to him?
Marion (bewildered)-Y speak
ing now Of
Kitty-The-theo original one. Don't
you understand? He returned from
India yesterday. l have to tell him |
love some one else, and l can't. Hark!
there's the bell Marion, can't see him
i won't Suddenly you must (Rises.
Marion Don't be absurd. | can't see
a perfect stranger.
Kitty (malsing for the door)-Say
you're friend of the family, and Pm
silly, hare Drained girl who doesn't
know her own mind. Say anything
you like; but get me out of this, and
I'll love you forever (Flies out of the
room by a side door as the servant
enters by another and announ ces Mr.
Fortesque. Marion rises.)
Mr.. Fortesque-Miss Harcourt!
Marion-Mr. Fortesque!
Mr.. Fortesque-Youh here! IL had
no idea you knew the Trelawneys.
Marion Yes, Kitty and l are old
schoolfellows.
Mr.. Fortesque with some emotion)-
l never thought to see you again. And
Miss Trelawney, has she told you all
about me?
Marion-She told me she was engaged
TOTO some one very nice
Mr.. Fortesque-Ah! why did she run
away as / came upstairs?
Marion-I will go and ask her to
come back.
Mr. Fortesque-Please tell me first
why she ran away.
Marion-She shall tell you herself
Mr.. Fortesque-Then there is some
thing to tell me. What is it? She has
changed towards me. 1 half guessed it
from her letters of late. She is afraid
to tell me herself, and has left you to
do it for her. Isn't it SO?
Marion-Yes
Mr.. Fortesque-And she loves some
one else?
Marion-She must come and speak to
you herself I'll fetch her. (Goes to-
wards the door.
Mr.. r.Fortesque-Stop-did you tell her
of our previous acquaintance?
Marion-No. but must noao.
Mr.. Fortesque-I beg you will not
Only assure her that you have dis
charged the task she imposed upon you,
and leave the rest to me.
Marion retires, and in few minutes
Kitty enters in a rather shamefaced
manner)
Mr. Fortesque-How do you do,
Kitty?
Kitty-O Geoffrey, I'm SO sorry; are
you dreadfuHy angry?
Mr.. Fortesque-Do look angry?
Kitty-N-no, can't say that you do
l thought you would be. / think you
ought to be. You ought to look-well
"a little unhappy.
Mr.. Fortesque-You want me to look
unhappy because you love some one
else.
Kitty think it would have been
rather nice of you.
Mr.. Fortesque - But supposing I
love some one else?
Kitty eagerly But you don't, do
you, JEFF?
Mr.. Fortesque-My dear Kitty, what
can it matter TO you now?
Kitty (doubtfully)-N-no. Of course,
it oughtn't to matter. But I didn't
think
Mr.. Fortesque-That could be as
faithless as yourself3