TO OLGA KATZIN



THE VOLCANIC ISLAND


SCENE. The sitting-room of a flat in Knightsbridge. Back: centre, a fireplace with fire burning; right, a cupboard containing tea things; left, a tall lacquered screen. Front: a table on which are illustrated papers and a parcel of books tied with string; a chair to each side of the table.

The outside door is heard closing.

DOROTHEA (without). Kate!

(She enters, right, in a fashionable Spring walking costume.)