LILY. We ought to have “Auld Lang Syne”—

TENNANT. Please don’t.

LILY. It would be so nice for you to remember. [Going up L.] Yes, we must. Come. [She puts out her hands and makes them ALL form a ring, with hands crossed and all round table.]

TENNANT and CHARLEY join most reluctantly and are not seen to sing a note.

There! That’s better.

SYBIL. Now I must go, Mrs. Wilson.

LILY. Must you really? Come and get your things.

They go out.

A tapping is heard at the window in the near room—MAGGIE runs and opens it.

VOICE. Is my husband there, Mrs. Wilson?