| CHARACTERS |
| Alexander Mackenzie |
| Richard Lomas |
| Dr. Adamson |
| Sir Robert Boulger, Bt. |
| George Allerton |
| The Rev. James Carbery |
| Captain Mallins |
| Miller |
| Charles |
| Lady Kelsey |
| Mrs. Crowley |
| Lucy Allerton |
Time: The Present Day.
Scene: The First and Third Acts take place at Lady Kelsey's house; the Second at Mackenzie's camp in Central Africa; and the Fourth at the house of Richard Lomas.
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THE EXPLORER
THE FIRST ACT
Scene: Lady Kelsey's drawing-room in Mayfair. At the back is a window leading on to a balcony. On the right a door leads to the staircase, and on the left is another door. It is the sumptuous room of a rich woman.
[Lady Kelsey is seated, dressed in black; she is a woman of fifty, kind, emotional, and agitated. She is drying her eyes. Mrs. Crowley, a pretty little woman of twenty-eight, very beautifully dressed, vivacious and gesticulative, is watching her quietly. The Rev. James Carbery, a young curate, tall and impressive in appearance, ponderous and self-important, is very immaculate in a silk waistcoat and a large gold cross.
Carbery.
I cannot tell you how sincerely I feel for you in this affliction, Lady Kelsey.