HESTER

How was he to know the poor child was being brought up to be a little heathen?

[Takes up her hat and cape and begins putting them on.

JANET

(shrugs)

How, indeed!

MRS. CLOUSTON

Are you going out, Hester? Lunch will be ready in half an hour. .

HESTER

Only to take Mrs. Wason her soup, Aunt Harriet.