mother. I'd rather.
Mrs. Carley. [Going out Left.] Yes, come along.
[Louise looks at Georgiana, who nods her head "Yes" to go.
Louise. I'll come back.
[She follows Mrs. Carley out. Lizzie enters Right with the paper. Georgiana takes the paper from Lizzie, who immediately goes out Right.
Steven. Shall I look?
Georgiana. [Standing by the sofa.] No, I will. Here it is—"Battle with Ladrones. The 91st Regiment of New York, which went out under Captain H.S. Miller to subdue the bandits in the Island of Orla, met an ambuscade of the Ladrones and were annihilated almost to a man." [She looks up dazed, not able at once to rea
lize what it means. Rereads, skipping some lines.] "Captain H.S. Miller who went out under—to subdue the bandits in the—met an ambuscade of the Ladrones and was annihilated almost to a man." Steve! his regiment,—do you think it's true? Do you think it can be true?
Steven. [Beside her.] No, let me read it.
Georgiana. [She sinks down on the end of the sofa.] No, I will! [She reads on.] "News was brought by private—private—[Her eyes hurrying on.] the sole survivors. Privates—" [Her eyes run along the printed lines again.] Steve, I can't see his name. Isn't it there? Can't you see it?