[With a half-choked, sudden sob she runs into the hotel.]
HORACE
[turning furiously on PIKE]
I tell you I shall not permit her to throw herself away!
PIKE
Look here, who's the guardian of this girl?
HORACE
A magnificent guardian you are! You [pg 167] came here to protect her from something you thought rotten; now we all know it's rotten, you hand her over!
[Turns with a short, bitter laugh, walks up stage, then comes back.]
By Jove! I shouldn't be surprised if you consent to the settlement, too!