They took the cartridges out. I was about mad, and I don’t know what I said. If I’d come across you then—you wouldn’t be standing where you are now.

Claude.

I suppose you take eights?

[Grace and Gann both look at him. Grace gives a start when she realises what he is going to do.

Gann.

That’s right.

[Claude nods and goes to the door. He hesitates, with a look at Grace.

Grace.

I shall be all right.

[He goes out. In a moment he comes back with two cartridges. He puts them in the gun, and hands it back to the gamekeeper.