SCENE II]
MRS. HOLROYD
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Clara
- Come here, my duck, come on.
- [Jack, curious, advances.
Clara
- You ’ll tell your mother we did n’t mean no harm, won’t you?
Jack (touching her earrings)
- What are they made of?
Clara
- They ’re only earrings. Don’t you like them?
Jack
- Um! (He stands surveying her curiously. Then he touches a bracelet made of many little mosaic brooches) This is pretty, is n’t it?
Clara (pleased)
- Do you like it?
- [She takes it off. Suddenly Mrs. Holroyd is heard calling, “Jack, Jack!” Clara starts.
Holroyd
- Now then, get off!
Clara (as Jack is reluctantly going)
- Kiss me good-night, duckie, an’ give this to your sister, shall you?
- [She hands Jack the mosaic bracelet. He takes it doubtfully. She kisses him. Holroyd watches in silence.
Laura (suddenly, pathetically)
- Are n’t you going to give me a kiss, an’ all?
- [Jack yields her his cheek, then goes.
Clara (to Holroyd)
- Are n’t they nice children?
Holroyd
- Ay.
