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!