Nancy (enters R.). That’s so. It has no beauty to speak of. (Aside). Paid off that score.

Matt. Once before, in the prisoner’s dock. I as a vagrant (hic), you as a defaulter.

Roy. A defaulter! Matt.

May. Gracious heavens!

Bess. No! no! ’tis false.

Roy. Matt, you are crazy.

Matt. Am I? What says Mr. Graves?

Roy. That it is false.

Graves. Unfortunately it is true.

May. True?