MRS. HOLROYD
Never again.
BLACKMORE (after a moment or two of silence)
He'll be all right down here. Have you got a rug?
MRS. HOLROYD
Yes.
[She goes upstairs. Blackmore goes into the scullery, returning with a lading can and towel. He gets hot water from the boiler. Then, kneeling down, he begins to wipe the drunken man's face lightly with the flannel, to remove the blood and dirt.
MRS. HOLROYD (returning)
What are you doing?
BLACKMORE