He leaves them, his own grief unexpressed.

frances. [Listlessly.] Does it matter why?

mrs. farrant. Need there be more suffering and reproaches? It's not as if even grief would do any good. [Suddenly with nervous caution.] Walter, you don't know, do you?

walter throws up his tear-marked face and a man's anger banishes the boyish grief.

walter. No, I don't know why he did it . . and I don't care. And grief is no use. I'm angry . . just angry at the waste of a good man. Look at the work undone . . think of it! Who is to do it! Oh . . the waste . . !


"The Marrying of Ann Leete" was produced by the Stage Society at the Royalty Theatre on the evening of January 26th, 1902.

Ann LeeteMiss Winifred Fraser
Lord John CarpJulian Royce
George LeeteKenneth Douglas
Mr. Daniel TattonJ. Malcolm Dunn
Lady CotteshamMiss Henrietta Watson
Carnaby LeeteH. A. Saintsbury
John AbudC. M. Hallard
The Rev. Dr. RemnantHoward Sturge
Mrs. OpieMiss Helen Rous
DimmuckGeorge Trollope
Mr. TetgeenA. E. George
Lord Arthur CarpCharles V. France
Mr. SmallpeiceJ. Y. F. Cooke
Sir George LeeteArthur Grenville
Mr. CroweSydney Paxton
Lady LeeteMiss Bessie Page
Mrs. George LeeteMiss Florence Neville
The Rev. Mr. TozerIvan Berlin
Mr. PrestigeHoward Templeton
Mrs. PrestigeMrs. Gordon Gray