The Last of the De Mullins: A Play Without a Preface

by St. John Hankin

MRS. DE MULLIN

(hastily)

No, Hugo. He will only disturb you. Stay down here, Johnny, with your mother. Now then. Carefully.

[Leads De Mullin off by the door on the left. There is a pause, during which the remaining occupants of the room obviously have nothing in particular to say to each other. At last Mrs. Clouston speaks.