Little egoist! Of course it is. Give your grandmother a kiss and we’ll all walk home together.
[Mrs. De Mullin stoop and kisses Johnny passionately. They go off through the gate and the curtain falls.
ACT III
Five days have passed since Act II
Scene: As in Act I
Time: Late afternoon
[When the curtain rises Mrs. Clouston, Mrs. De Mullin, and Janet are on the stage. The nervous tension of the last few days has clearly told on Janet, who looks feverish and irritable.