Baldwin.
Thank ’ee, sir.
(He is just about to go out when the house door opens and the ringing laughter of Bill and Clare brings him to a standstill. They enter, followed by the voice of Mrs. O’Farrel: “Be off—both of you!” and her laugh.)
Bill.
I say, darling, weren’t they corking?
Clare.
(Pointing to the motionless Michael and Lady Patricia and putting a finger to her lips.) S-sh!...
Bill.
Oh....
(Very sedately they pass up the path to the gateway, but just as they go out Bill passes his arm through Clare’s and squeezes it. They disappear. Mrs. O’Farrel and the Dean enter from the house, followed later by John and Robert.)