Mrs. Fell. [To the ladies] Shush! [They all turn and look toward the right door.]
Mrs. Pampinelli. [With a gesture to Mrs. Ritter and Mrs. Sheppard] Shush! [Hossefrosse comes out the right door.]
Florence. [Beyond the flats] It’s gotten very chilly.
Hossefrosse. [Picking up his hat, cane and gloves from the chair] Yes, I know it has; I just came in a few minutes ago.
Florence. You had tickets for the theatre, didn’t you?
Hossefrosse. [Stepping back through the right door again] Yes.
Florence. Why not take me?—for a change. [The door closes.] You used to—years ago.
Mrs. Pampinelli. [Turning to Mrs. Ritter and Mrs. Sheppard] Paula, Clara says she thinks she saw Mr. Ritter out there tonight.
Mrs. Ritter. [Standing at the left] My dear, Jenny just told me over the telephone that he regained consciousness a half-hour after I left the house, and went out. Said she thought from the way he talked he was coming here.
Mrs. Sheppard. [In the center] Yes, I was sure I saw him standing out there— [Turning to Mrs. Ritter] I was just telling Betty.