Duke [coming to window—says hesitatingly]. One thing I should like to ask, Mrs Jennings—I believe it is customary—why did you leave Princess Blakowska?

Mrs Jennings [sarcastically]. Why? Well, of course, I left her—with her goings on!

Duke [startled]. What!

[Curtain comes down quickly as the Guard's whistle is heard].

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Occasional missing punctuation has been silently added. In a very fewinstances, "you" was substituted for "your" and vice versa, as requiredby the context. A missing final "s" was added on a couple of occasions.In one instance, where the same word appeared at the end of one line andthe beginning of the next, one of the two was removed.
The following substantive changes were made (the first two in KIRSTIN,scene III, the third at the beginning of THE PARACHUTE; they can be identifiedin the body of the text by a grey dotted underline:

[MERTON] (…) takes up his letters that are lying in a pile, evidently having come by the morning past [MERTON] (…) takes up his letters that are lying in a pile, evidently having come by the morning post
It if were only for one night it wouldn't matter so much.If it were only for one night it wouldn't matter so much.
[Goes to door L. Mary appears at door L, supportWelburn].[Goes to door L. Mary appears at door L, supportingWelburn].