Johnstone. Fletcher for—for—for—everything!

Douglas. Hum— [He goes up left.

Fanshaw. If he's honestly sorry, he's no business marrying Marion Wolton.

Johnstone. Why not?

Fanshaw. He has a debt to be paid. He can't wash his hands of the kind of things he's done; if he were in earnest in regretting his old life, he would do something to make up for it.

Johnstone. Well, isn't he? He's going to marry a nice girl and settle down.

Fanshaw. If he were in earnest he'd marry, instead, one of at least two girls I know of—not this one.

Johnstone. Oh, come, there's no reason why he should do a quixotic thing like that, he has a future before him.

Fanshaw. He has their futures before him.

Johnstone. Don't preach. Why should he be dragged down—