[With a shake of the head and a smile Miss Vernon goes out. Claude looks a little uncertainly at his wife. He seeks for something to say.
Claude.
What a nice woman that is! I can’t imagine why Archibald doesn’t hurry up and marry her.
Grace.
Perhaps he’s not in love with her.
Claude.
Any man in his senses would be in love with her.
[Grace does not answer, but she gives him a curious glance. Moore opens the door to show Gann in. Gann is dishevelled and untidy, his face haggard and drawn. He is not exactly drunk, but he is stupefied, partly with liquor and partly with grief. He carries his gun. He comes in, his cap on his head, and stands clumsily near the door.
Claude.
Take off your cap, Gann.