Gunning.
Thank you so much.
[Voice of Colonel Armitage outside singing “I’ll sing thee songs of Araby.”
Mrs. Parbury.
That’s father’s signal. I am going to walk on the heath. I’m far too proud to allow myself to be discovered by Clement here. He might think I want to come back.
[Exit Mrs. Parbury, R.
[Voice of Armitage, still singing, comes nearer until he enters with Parbury, with the words “or charm thee to a tear.” Unseen by Parbury, Gunning points out to the Colonel the direction in which Mrs. Parbury has gone.
Armitage.
[In a low voice, to Gunning.] Will it be all right?
Gunning.