DEX. Well, look here, Allen, I’m just going to have a quiet weed in the smoking room till you’re ready. See?
ALLEN. Oh, it be a billiard room now, thee know.
LUKE. Oh. have you had a table put up?
CLARA. (Who has just crossed over and joined the group l. to Mrs. R. who is just about quitting the room by door l. lower.) Do you allow your little boy to play billiards, Mrs. Rollitt? I don’t think I should if I had charge of him. (Playfully.)
MRS. R. Oh, the more he’s up to every sort o’ game that’s played the better for him, to my thinking.
(Exit Mrs. R. l.)
ALLEN. (Laughing.) Oh, it keeps me at home out of mischief, like. (Moves to upper door L.) Come and have a look at it. (Goes up c.)
BARON. (As they go.) Ach, billiards iz a beaudiful game. (Aside to Luke.) But you cannot vin much at id, id take so dam long.
(Exeunt all but Guss. and Deb. [l.]—all talking as they go. Guss. and Deb. near fireplace.)
DEB. (r.) Well, I’m afraid, Mr. Gussett, I must really go now. (Goes down stage. Guss. goes l. c. and stops her.)