Yardsley. No, no! Your word isn’t “but,” Mrs. Bradley. It’s (consulting book)—it’s: “Insolent! You will cross my path once too often, and then—
Enter Bradley.
Mrs. Bradley. I know that, but I don’t say that to him!
Bradley. Of course not. She says it to me.
Barlow. Well, of all the stupidity—
Perkins. Another unseemly fracas. Another veil. B-r-r-r-r. (Drops curtain.) There may be a hitch in the play, but there won’t be in this curtain. I tell you that right now. B-r-r-r-r.
[Raises curtain.
Mrs. Perkins. Well, I don’t pretend to understand the difficulty. She certainly does say that to Featherhead.
Barlow. Of course!—it’s right there in the book.
Bradley. That’s exactly what I say. It’s in the book; but you would come on.