MRS. DE MULLIN

Sh! Hugo! You mustn’t excite yourself. You know the doctor said...

DE MULLIN

Be quiet, Jane! (turning furiously to Janet) Why am I angry! You disgrace the family. You have a child, that poor fatherless boy....

JANET

(quietly)

Oh come, I could have got along quite well without a father if it comes to that. And so could Hester.

MRS. DE MULLIN

Janet!

JANET