All arguments are ended.
(He goes with Ireton, taking the paper.)
THE SCENE CLOSES
Cromwell's house in London. The morning of January 30, 1649, the day of the King's execution.
Outside the window can be seen the grey winter gloom, brightened by fallen snow. The room, in which a fire is burning, is empty, and for a time there is silence. Then from a near street comes the soft sound of muffled drums.
Bridget runs in, and goes to the window, opening it. Then she goes back to the door, and calls.
Bridget:
Mother.
(She goes back to the window.)