Rachel. I am going up to say good-night to her—she will be lying awake.
Carteret [as she slowly turns away, puts out his hand, the other still covering his face]. Poor little Rachel!
[She takes his hand, timidly—they clasp hands, and loose them again. It is not a lovers' embrace: it is a compact between them.]
Curtain comes down as Rachel goes out.
Carteret still sitting with his face hid in his hands, broken with emotion.
KIRSTIN.
A Dramatic Sketch in Three Scenes.
Scene 1.
Characters in the order of their appearance: