[HAWCASTLE and LADY CREECH enter [pg 100] from the garden, LADY CREECH talking excitedly.]
[ALMERIC enters through the gates.]
LADY CREECH
I tell you I couldn't hear a word they said, they mumbled their words so. But upon my soul, Hawcastle, if I couldn't hear, didn't I see enough?
HAWCASTLE
Upon my soul, I believe you did.
ALMERIC
Quite a family pow-wow you're havin'.
HAWCASTLE
Is there anything unusual in the village?