(Enter Peters announcing Richard Hanningford, door at back.)
PET. Mr. Richard Hanningford.
(Exit Peters.)
HANN. Morning, gentlemen. (Allen goes r.c. Hann. goes c.)
ALLEN. Good-morning. (Motioning to Purt., who is l.) Mr. Purtwee, the gentleman I spoke of.
HANN. Good-morning, (c. and then coming r.sits L.c.) Guess I’m not a particularly welcome visitor here.
ALLEN. (r.) Well, I owns as I’ve come across folks as I’ve felt more at home wi’. (Allen sits R.) But I suppose we’ve got to get used to ’ee.
PURT. Well now, gentlemen, we’ve come for business and must not waste time. Mr. Rollitt has told you who I am, and if you are Richard Hanningford I shall be only too anxious for you to have your rights. But then, my dear sir, I shall want to be very sure that you are Richard Hanningford.
HANN. That’s right and square. I’ve got to prove it, I know, and I don’t say that it will be an easy job.
PURT. At present you see we have nothing but your bare word for it. You say this man who called himself Richard Hanningford and who died at Mrs. Rollitt’s was an impostor.