(Luke sits down stage r. with back to audience, looking at betting book.)
GUSS. (To Allen r.) Of course we shall take care of your interests as if it was for ourselves.
BARON. (Comes and puts arm in Allen’s.) Of course they vill take care ob your interests for themselves. Come here. (Goes l.) You know I have been tinking about you so much ob late. Ja!
ALLEN. Ah, very kind of thee, I’m sure.
BARON. (l.) Ja, I say to myself, my fren Rollitt—I always call you my fren—my fren Rollitt, I say, he is a gut fellow—he has money—all he vants is family. (Guss. goes to Dex. l. c.) He must marry family. (Dex. goes c. and tries to hear conversation—Baron notices it and crosses to r.with Allen.) Now, Miss Dexter, she is a nice girl—ach, such a nice girl—but she has no family.
ALLEN. No—not yet. (Luke gets near fireplace R.)
BARON. (r. Seeing it after a while.) Ah, nein, nein—I do not mean vat you mean—I mean family de oder vay—backvards—dead uns.
ALLEN. Oh!
BARON. Ja. Now, dere is my niece, look at her family! Look at her ancestors—all barons—German barons! And she is such a nice girl—so beaudiful—so plump—ach, I will indroduce her to you. She vill mash you—so much. She—
(Enter Mrs. R., Deb. behind her, lower l. door. Seeing the room full she stands by door hesitatingly.)