HORNBLOWER。No；it\'sarepartee。IfyethinksomuchoftheseJackmans，buildthemacottageyourselves；ye\'vegotthespace。
HILLCRIST。That\'sbesidethepoint。Youpromisedme，andIsoldonthatunderstanding。
HORNBLOWER。AndIboughtontheunderstandin\'thatI\'dgetsomemorelandfromtheDuke。
HILLCRIST。That\'snothingtodowithme。
HORNBLOWER。Ye\'llfindithas；becauseI\'mgoingtohavethosecottages。
HILLCRIST。Well，Icallitsimply——
[Hecheckshimself。]
HORNBLOWER。Lookhere，Hillcrist，ye\'venothadoccasiontounderstandmenlikeme。I\'vegottheguts，andI\'vegotthemoney；
andIdon\'tsitstillonit。I\'mgoingaheadbecauseIbelieveinmeself。I\'venouseforsentimentandthatsortofthing。FortyofyourJackmansaren\'tworthmelittlefinger。
HILLCRIST。[Angry]OfalltheblatantthingsIeverheardsaid！
HORNBLOWER。Well，aswe\'respeakingplainly，I\'vebeenthinkin\'。
Yewantthevillagerunyouroldfashionedway，andIwantitrunmine。Ifancythere\'snotroomforthetwoofushere。
MRS。H。Whenareyougoing？
HORNBLOWER，。Neverfear，I\'mnotgoing。
HILLCRIST。Lookhere，Mr。Hornblower——thisinfernalgoutmakesmeirritable——putsmeatadisadvantage。ButIshouldbegladifyou\'dkindlyexplainyourself。
HORNBLOWER。[Withagreatsmile]Ca\'canny；I\'mfra\'theNorth。
HILLCRIST。I\'mtoldyouwishtobuytheCentryandputmoreofyourchimneysup，there，regardlessofthefact[HePointsthroughthewindow]thatitwouldutterlyruinthehousewe\'vehadforgenerations，andallourpleasurehere。
HORNBLOWER。Howthemantalks！Why！Ye\'dthinkheownedthesky，becausehisfathersbuilthimahousewithaprettyview，wherehe\'snothingtodobutlive。It\'ssheerwantofsomethingtodothatgivesyeyourfinesentiments，Hillcrist。
HILLCRIST。Havethegoodnessnottochargemewithidleness。
Dawker——whereishe？——[Heshowsthebureau]WhenyoudothedrudgeryofyourworksasthoroughlyasIdothatofmyestate——
IsittrueabouttheCentry？
HORNBLOWER。Gospeltrue。Ifyewanttoknow，mysonChearlieisbuyin\'itthisveryminute。
MRS。H。[Turningwithastart]Whatdoyousay？
HORNBLOWER。Ay，he\'swiththeoldladyshewantstosell，an\'
she\'llgetherprice，whateveritis。
HILLCRIST。[Withdeepanger]Ifthatisn\'taskingame，Mr。
Hornblower，Idon\'tknowwhatis。
HORNBLOWER。Ah！Ye\'vegotaveryniceexpressionthere。\"Skingame！\"Well，badwordsbreaknobones，an\'they\'rewonderfulforhardenin\'theheart。Ifitwasn\'tforalady\'spresence，Icouldgiveyeaspecimenortwo。
MRS。H。Oh！Mr。Hornblower，thatneednotstopyou，I\'msure。
HORNBLOWER。Well，andIdon\'tknowthatitneed。Ye\'reanobstruction——thelikeofyou——ye\'reinmypath。Andanyoneinmypathdoesn\'tstaytherelong；or，ifhedoes，hestaysthereonmyterms。AndmytermsarechimneysintheCentrywhereIneed\'em。
It\'lldoyeapowerofgood，too，toknowthatye\'renotalmighty。
HILLCRIST。Andthat\'sbeingneighbourly！
HORNBLOWER。Andhowhaveyetriedbein\'neighbourlytome？IfI
haven\'tawife，I\'vegotadaughter-in-law。HaveYecelledonher，ma\'am？I\'mnew，andye\'reanoldfamily。Yedon\'tlikeme，yethinkI\'mapushin\'man。Igotochapel，an\'yedon\'tlikethat。
ImakethingsandIsellthem，andyedon\'tlikethat。Ibuyland，andyedon\'tlikethat。Itthreatenstheviewfromyourwindies。
Well，Idon\'tlieyou，andI\'mnotgoin\'toputupwithyourattitude。Ye\'vehadthingsyourownwaytoolong，andnowye\'renotgoingtohavethemanylonger。
HILLCRIST。Willyouholdtoyourwordoverthosecottages？
HORNBLOWER。I\'mgoin\'tohavethecottages。Ineedthem，andmorebesides，nowI\'mtoputupmenewworks。
HILLCRIST。That\'sadeclarationofwar。
HORNBLOWER。Yeneversaidatruerword。It\'soneortheotherofus，andIratherthinkit\'sgoin\'tobeme。I\'mtherisin\'andyou\'rethesettin\'sun，asthepoetsays。
HILLCRIST。[Touchingthebell]Weshallseeifyoucanriderough-
shodlikethis。Weusedtohavedecentwaysofgoingaboutthingshere。Youwanttochangeallthat。Well，weshalldoourdamnedesttostopyou。[ToFELLOWSatthedoor]AretheJackmansstillinthehouse？Askthemtobegoodenoughtocomein。
HORNBLOWER。[Withthefirstsignofuneasiness]I\'veseenthesepeople。I\'venothingmoretosaytothem。Itold\'emI\'dgive\'emfivepoundstocovertheirmoving。
HILLCRIST。Itdoesn\'toccurtoyouthatpeople，howeverhumble，liketohavesomesayintheirownfate？
HORNBLOWER。IneverhadanysayinminetillIhadthebrass，andnobodyeverwill。It\'sallhypocrisy。Youcountyfolkarefairawfulhypocrites。Yetalkaboutgoodformandallthatsorto\'
thing。It\'sjustthecomfortabledoctrineofthemaninthesaddle；
sentimentalvarnish。Ye\'reeverybitashardasIam，underneath。
MRS。H。[Whohadbeenstandingverystillallthistime]Youflatterus。
HORNBLOWER。Notatall。Godhelpsthosewho\'elpthemselves——
that\'satthebottomofallreligion。I\'mgoin\'tohelpmeself，andGod\'sgoingtohelpme。
MRS。H。Iadmireyourknowledge。
HILLCRIST。Weareintheright，andGodhelps——
HORNBLOWER。Don\'tyebelieveit；ye\'aven\'tgottheenergy。
MRS。H。Norperhapstheconceit。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthisforefinger]No，no；\'tisn\'tconceittobelieveinyourselfwhenye\'vegotreasonto。[TheJACKMAN\'S
haveentered。]
HILLCRIST。I\'mverysorry，Mrs。Jackman，butIjustwantedyoutorealisethatI\'vedonemybestwiththisgentleman。
MRS。J。[Doubtfully]Yes，sir。Ithoughtifyouspokeforus，he\'dfeeldifferent-like。
HORNBLOWER。Onecottageisthesameasanother，missis。Imadeyeafairofferoffivepoundsforthemoving。
JACKMAN。[Slowly]Wewouldn\'ttakefiftytogooutofthat\'ouse。
Webroughtupthreechildrenthere，an\'buriedtwofromit。
MRS。J。[ToMRS。HILLCRIST]We\'reattachedtoitlike，ma\'am。
HILLCRIST。[ToHORNBLOWER。Howwouldyoulikebeingturnedoutofaplaceyouwerefondof？
HORNBLOWER。Notabit。Butlittleconsiderationshavetogivewaytobigones。Now，missis，I\'llmakeittenpounds，andI\'llsendawagontoshiftyourthings。Ifthatisn\'tfair——！Ye\'dbetteraccept，Ishan\'tkeepitopen。
[TheJACKMANSlookateachother；theirfacesshowdeepanger——
andthequestiontheyaskeachotheriswhichwillspeak。]
MRS。J。Wewon\'ttakeit；eh，George？
JACKMAN。Notafarden。Wecometherewhenwewasmarried。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthisfinger]Ye\'reveryimprovidentfolk。
HILLCRIST。Don\'tlecturethem，Mr。Hornblower；theycomeoutofthismilesaboveyou。
HORNBLOWER。[Angry]Well，Iwasgoingtogiveyeanotherweek，butye\'llgooutnextSaturday；andtakecareye\'renotlate，oryourthings\'llbeputoutintherain。
MRS。H。[ToMRS。JACKMAN]We\'llsenddownforyourthings，andyoucancometousforthetimebeing。
[MRS。JACKMANdropsacurtsey；hereyesstabHORNBLOWERS。]
JACKMAN。[Heavily，clenchinghisfists]You\'renogentleman！
Don\'tputtemptationinmyway，that\'sall，HILLCRIST。[Inalowvoice]Jackman！
HORNBLOWER。[Triumphantly]Yehearthat？That\'syourprotegee！
Keepouto\'myway，meman，orI\'llputthepoliceontoyeforutterin\'threats。
HILLCRIST。You\'dbettergonow，Jackman。
[TheJACKMANSmovetothedoor。]
MRS。J。[Turning]Maybeyou\'llrepentitsomeday，sir。
[Theygoout，MRS。HILLCRISTfollowing。]
HORNBLOWER。We-ell，I\'msorrythey\'resuchunreasonablefolk。I
nevermetpeoplewithlessnotionofwhichsidetheirbreadwasbuttered。
HILLCRIST。AndInevermetanyonesopachydermatous。
HORNBLOWER。What\'sthat，inHeaven\'sname？Yeneedn\'wrapitupinlongwordsnowyourgoodlady\'sgone。
HILLCRIST。[Withdignity]I\'mnotgoinginforaslangingmatch。
Iresentyourconductmuchtoodeeply。
HORNBLOWER。Lookhere，Hillcrist，Idon\'tobjecttoyoupersonally；
yeseemtomeapoorcreaturethat\'sboundtogetleftwithyourgoutandyourdignity；butofcourseyecanmakeyourselfverydisagreeablebeforeye\'redone。NowIwanttobethemovin\'spirithere。I\'mfullofplans。I\'mgoin\'tostandforParliament；I\'mgoin\'tomakethisaprosperousplace。I\'magood-maturedmanifyou\'lltreatmeassuch。Now，youtakemeonasaneighbourandallthat，andI\'11managewithoutchimneysontheCentry。Isitabargain？[Heholdsouthishand。]
HILLCRIST。[Ignoringit]Ithoughtyousaidyoudidn\'tkeepyourwordwhenitsuitedyoutobreakit？
HORNBLOWER。Now，don\'tgetonthehighhorse。Youandmecouldbeverygoodfriends；butIcanbeaverynastyenemy。Thechimneyswillnotlooknicefromthatwindie，yeknow。
HILLCRIST。[Deeplyangry]Mr。Hornblower，ifyouthinkI\'lltakeyourhandafterthisJackmanbusiness，you\'regreatlymistaken。YouareproposingthatIshallstandinwithyouwhileyoutyranniseovertheneighbourhood。Pleaserealisethatunlessyouleavethosetenanciesundisturbedasyousaidyouwould，wedon\'tknoweachother。
HORNBLOWER。Well，thatwon\'ttroublememuch。Now，ye\'dbetterthinkitover；ye\'vegotgoutandthatmakesyehasty。Itellyeagain:I\'mnotthemantomakeanenemyof。Unlessye\'refriendly，sureasIstandhereI\'llruinthelookofyourplace。
[Thetootofacarisheard。]
There\'smycar。IsentChearlieandhiswifeinittobuytheCentry。Andmakenomistake——he\'sgotitinhispacket。It\'syourlastchance，Hillcrist。I\'mnotaversetoyouasaman；Ithinkye\'rethebestofthefossilsroundhere；atleast，Ithinkyecandomethemostharmsocially。Comenow！
[Heholdsouthishandagain。]
HILLCRIST。Notifyou\'dboughttheCentrytentimesover。Yourwaysarenotmine，andI\'llhavenothingtodowithyou。
HORNBLOWER。[Veryangry]Really！Isthatso？Verywell。Nowye\'regoin\'tolearnsomething，an\'it\'stimeyedid。D\'yerealisethatI\'m\'verynearlyroundye？[Hedrawsacircleslowlyintheair]I\'matUphill，theworksarehere，here\'sLongmeadow，here\'stheCentrythatI\'vejustbought，there\'sonlytheCommonlefttogiveyetouchwiththeworld。NowbetweenyouandtheCommonthere\'sthehighroad。
Icomeoutonthehighroadheretoyournorth，andIshallcomeoutonittheretoyourwest。WhenI\'vegotmenewworksupontheCentry，Ishallbemakin\'atrolleytrackbetweentheworksuptotheroadatbothends，soanygoodswillberunningrightroundye。
How\'llyelikethatforacountryplace？
[ForanswerHILLCRIST，whoisangrybeyondthepowerofspeech，walks，forgettingtousehisstick，uptotheFrenchwindow。
Whilehestandsthere，withhisbacktoHORNBLOWER，thedoorL。
isflungopen，andJimenters，precedingCHARLES，hiswifeCHLOE，andROLF。CHARLESisagoodish-looking，moustachedyoungmanofabouttwenty-eight，withawhiterimtothecollarofhiswaistcoat，andspats。HehashishandbehindCHLOE\'S
back，asiftopreventherturningtail。Sheisratherahandsomeyoungwoman，withdarkeyes，fullredlips，andasuspicionofpowder，alittleunder-dressedforthecountry。
ROLF，mhobringsuptherear，isabouttwenty，withanopenfaceandstiffishbutter-colouredhair。JILLrunsovertoherfatheratthewindow。Shehasabottle。
JILL。[Sottovoce]Look，Dodo，I\'vebroughtthelot！Isn\'titatreat，dearPapa？Andhere\'sthestuff。Hallo！
[Theexclamationisinducedbytheapprehensionthattherehasbeenarow。HILLCRISTgivesastifflittlebow，remainingwhereheisinthewindow。JILL，staysclosetohim，staringfromonetotheother，thenblockshimoffandengageshiminconversation。CHARLEShasgoneuptohisfather，whohasremainedmaliciouslystill，wherehedeliveredhislastspeech。
CHLOEandROLFstandawkwardlywaitingbetweenthefireplaceandthedoor。]
HORNBLOWER。Well，Chearlie？
CHARLES。Notgotit。
HORNBLOWER。Not！
CHARLES。I\'dpracticallygothertosayshe\'dsellatthreethousandfivehundred，whenthatfellowDawkerturnedup。
HORNBLOWER。Thatbull-terrierofachap！Why，hewashereawhileago。Oh——ho！Sothat\'sit！
CHARLES。Iheardhimgallopup。Hecamestraightfortheoldlady，andgotheraway。WhathesaidIdon\'tknow；butshecamebacklookingwiserthananowl；saidshe\'dthinkitover，thoughtshehadotherviews。
HORNBLOWER。Didyetellhershemighthaveherprice？
CHARLES。PracticallyIdid。
HORNBLOWER。Well？
CHARLES。Shethoughtitwouldbefairertoputituptoauction。
Therewereotherenquiries。Oh！She\'saleeryoldbird——remindsmeofoneofthosepicturesofFate，don\'tyouknow。
HORNBLOWER。Auction！Well，ifit\'snotgonewe\'llgetityet。
ThatdamnedlittleDawker！I\'vehadarowwithHillcrist。
CHARLES。Ithoughtso。
[TheyareturningcautiouslytolookatHILLCRIST，whenJILL
stepsforward。]
JILL。[Flushedanddetermined]That\'snotabitsportingofyou，Mr。Hornblower。
[AtherwordsROLEcomesforwardtoo。]
HORNBLOWER。Yeshouldhearbothsidesbeforeyesaythat，missy。
JILL。Thereisn\'tanothersidetoturningouttheJackmansafteryou\'dpromised。
HORNBLOWER。Oh！dearme，yes。Theydon\'tmatterarowofgingerbreadtotheschemesI\'vegotforbetterin\'thisneighbourhood。
JILL。Ihadbeenstandingupforyou；nowIwon\'t。
HOUNBLOWER。Dear，dear！What\'llbecomeofme？
JILL。Iwon\'tsayanythingabouttheotherthingbecauseIthinkit\'sbeneath，dignitytonoticeit。Buttoturnpoorpeopleoutoftheircottagesisashame。
HORNBLOWER。Hoityme！
ROLF。[Suddenly]Youhaven\'tbeendoingthat，father？
CHARLES。Shutup，Rolf！
HORNBLOWER。[TurningonROLF]Ha！Here\'saleagueo\'Youth！Myyoungwhipper-snapper，keepyourmouthshutandleaveittoyourelderstoknowwhat\'sright。
[UndertheweightofthisrejoinderROLFstandsbitinghislips。Thenhethrowshisheadup。]
ROLF。Ihateit！
HORNBLOWER。[Withrealvenom]Oh！Yehateit？Yecangetoutofmyhouse，then。
JILL。Freespeech，Mr。Hornblower；don\'tbeviolent。
HORNBLOWER。Ye\'reright，younglady。Yecanstayinmyhouse，Rolf，andlearnmanners。Come，Chearlie！
JILL。[Quitesoftly]Mr。Hornblower！
HILLCRIST。[Fromthewindow]Jill！
JILL。[Impatiently]Well，what\'sthegoodofit？Life\'stooshortforrows，andtoojolly！
ROLF。Bravo！
HORNBLOWER。[Whohasshownasignofweakening]Now，lookhere！
Iwillnothaverevoltinmyfamily。Ye\'lljusthavetolearnthatamanwho\'sworkedasIhave，who\'srisenasIhave，andwhoknowstheworld，istheproperjudgeofwhat\'srightandwrong。I\'llanswertoGodformeactions，andnottoyouyoungpeople。
JILL。PoorGod！
HORNBLOWER。[Genuinelyshocked]Yeblasphemousyoungthing！[ToROLF]Andye\'rejustasbad，yeyoungfreethinker。Iwon\'thaveit。
HILLCRIST。[Whohascomedown，Right]Jill，Iwishyouwouldkindlynottalk。
JILL。Ican\'thelpit。
CHARLES。[PuttinghisarmthroughHORNBLOWER\'S]Comealong，father！Deeds，notwords。
HORNBLOWER。Ay！，Deeds！
[MRS。HILLCRISTandDAWKERShaveenteredbytheFrenchwindow。]
MRS。H。Quiteright！
[Theyallturnandlookather。]
HORNBLOWER。Ah！Soyeputyourdogontoit。[HethrowsouthisfingeratDAWKERS]Verysmart，that——Igiveyecredit。
MRS。H。[PointingtoCHLOE，whohasstoodbyherself，forgottenanduncomfortablethroughoutthescene]
MayIaskwhothisladyis？
[CHLOEturnsroundstartled，andhervanitybagslipsdownherdresstothefloor。]
HORNBLOWER。No，ma\'am，yemaynot，foryeknowperfectlywell。
JILL。Ibroughtherin，mother[ShemovestoCHLOE\'sside。]
MRS。H。Willyoutakeheroutagain，then。
HILLCRIST。Amy，havethegoodnesstoremember——
MRS。H。Thatthisismyhousesofarasladiesareconcerned。
JILL。Mother！
[ShelooksastonishedatCHLOE，who，abouttospeak，doesnot，passinghereyes，withaqueer，half-scarredexpression，fromMRS。HILLCRISTtoDAWKER。]
[ToCHLOE]I\'mawfullysorry。Comeon！
[Theygoout，Left。ROLFhurriesafterthem。]
CHARLES。You\'veinsultedmywife。Why？Whatdoyoumeanbyit？
[MRS。HILLCRISTsimplysmiles。]
HILLCRIST。Iapologise。Iregretextremely。Thereisnoreasonwhytheladiesofyourfamilyorofmineshouldbeinvolvedinourquarrel。ForHeaven\'ssake，let\'sfightlikegentlemen。
HORNBLOWER。Catchwords——sneers！No；we\'llplaywhatyecallaskingame，Hillcrist，withoutgloveson；wewon\'tspareeachother。Yelookoutforyourselves，for，begod，afterthismorningImeanbusiness。Andasforyou，Dawker，yeslydog，yethinkyourselfveryclever；butI\'llhavetheCentryyet。Come，Chearlie！
[Theygoout，passingJILL，whoiscominginagain，inthedoorway。]
HILLCRIST。Well，Dawker？
DAWKER。[Grinning]Safeforthemoment。Theoldlady\'llputituptoauction。Couldn\'tgethertobudgefromthat。Saysshedon\'twanttobeunneighbourlytoeither。But，ifyouaskme，it\'smoneyshesmells！
JILL。[Advancing]Now，motherMRS。H。Well？
JILL。Whydidyouinsulther？
MRS。H。IthinkIonlyaskedyoutotakeherout。
JILL。Why？EvenifsheisOldCombustion\'sdaughter-in-law？
MRS。H。MydearJill，allowmetojudgethesortofacquaintancesI
wishtomake。[ShelooksatDAWKER。]
JILL。She\'sallright。Lotsofwomenpowderandtouchuptheirlipsnowadays。Ithinkshe\'sratheragoodsort；shewasawfullyupset。
MRS。H。Tooupset。
JILL。Oh！don\'tbesomysterious，mother。Ifyouknowsomething，dospititout！
MRS。H。Doyouwishmeto——er——\"spititout，\"Jack？
HILLCRIST。Dawker，ifyoudon\'tmind——
[DAWKER，withanod，passesawayoutoftheFrenchwindow。]
Jill，berespectful，anddon\'ttalklikeabargee。
JILL。It\'snogood，Dodo。Itmademeashamed。It\'sjustas——ascaddishtoinsultpeoplewhohaven\'tsaidaword，inyourownhouse，asitistobe——oldHornblower。
MRS。H。Youdon\'tknowwhatyou\'retalkingabout。
HILLCRIST。What\'sthematterwithyoungMrs。Hornblower？
MRS。H。Excuseme，Ishallkeepmythoughtstomyselfatpresent。
[ShelookscoldlyatJILL，andgoesoutthroughtheFrenchwindow。]
HILLCRIST。You\'vethoroughlyupsetyourmother，Jill。
JILL。It\'ssomethingDawker\'stoldher；Isawthem。Idon\'tlikeDawker，father，he\'ssocommon。
HILLCRIST。Mydear，wecan\'tallbeuncommon。He\'sgotlotsofgo，Youmustapologisetoyourmother。
JILL。[Shaking-herclubbedhair]They\'llmakeyoudothingsyoudon\'tapproveof，Dodo，ifyoudon\'tlookout。Mother\'sfearfullybitterwhenshegetsherknifein。IfoldHornblower\'sdisgusting，it\'snoreasonweshouldbe。
HILLCRIST。SoyouthinkI\'mcapable——that\'snice，Jill！
JILL。No，no，darling！Ionlywanttowarnyousolemnlythatmother\'lltellyouyou\'refightingfair，nomatterwhatsheandDawkerdo。
HILLCRIST。[Smiling]Jill，Idon\'tthinkIeversawyousoserious。
JILL。No。Because——[Sheswallowsalumpinherthroat]Well——I
wasjustbeginningtoenjoy，myself；andnow——everything\'sgoingtobebitterandbeastly，withmotherinthatmood。Thathorribleoldman！Oh，Dodo！Don\'tletthemmakeyouhorrid！You\'resuchadarling。How\'syourgout，ducky？
HILLCRIST。Better；lotbetter。
JILL。There，yousee！Thatshows！It\'sgoingtobehalf-
interestingforyou，butnotfor——us。
HILLCRIST。Lookhere，Jill——isthereanythingbetweenyouandyoungwhat\'s-his-name——Rolf？
JILL。[Bitingherlip]No。But——nowit\'sallspoiled。
HILLCRIST。Youcan\'texpectmetoregretthat。
JILL。Idon\'tmeananytoshaboutlove\'syoungdream；butIdolikebeingfriends。Iwanttoenjoythings，Dodo，andyoucan\'tdothatwheneverybody\'sonthehate。You\'regoingtowallowinit，andsoshallI——oh！IknowIshall！——weshallallwallow，andthinkofnothingbut\"oneforhisnob。\"
HILLCRIST。Aren\'tyoufondofyourhome？
JILL。Ofcourse。Iloveit。
HILLCRIST。Well，youwon\'tbeabletoliveinitunlesswestopthatruffian。Chimneysandsmoke，thetreescutdown，pilesofpots。Everykindofabomination。There！[Hepoints]Imagine！
[HepointsthroughtheFrenchwindow，asifhecouldseethosechimneysrisingandmarringthebeautyofthefields]Iwasbornhere，andmyfather，andhis，andhis，andhis。Theylovedthosefields，andthoseoldtrees。Andthisbarbarian，withhis\"improvement\"schemes，forsooth！IlearnedtorideintheCentrymeadows——prettiestspringmeadowsintheworld；I\'veclimbedeverytreethere。Whymyfathereversold——！Butwhocouldhaveimaginedthis？Andcomeatabadmoment，whenmoney\'sscarce。
JILL。[Cuddlinghisarm]Dodo！
HILLCRIST。Yes。Butyoudon\'tlovetheplaceasIdo，Jill。Youyoungstersdon\'tloveanything，Isometimesthink。
JILL。Ido，Dodo，Ido！
HILLCRIST。You\'vegotitallbeforeyou。Butyoumayliveyourlifeandneverfindanythingsogoodandsobeautifulasthisoldhome。I\'mnotgoingtohaveitspoiledwithoutafight。
[ConsciousofbattingbetrayedSentiment，hewalksoutattheFrenchwindow，passingawaytotheright。JILLfollowingtothewindow，looks。Thenthrowingbackherhead，sheclaspsherhandsbehindit。]
JILL。Oh——oh-oh！
[Avoicebehindhersays，\"JILL！\"Sheturnsandstartsback，leaningagainsttherightlintelofthewindow。ROLFappearsoutsidethewindowfromLeft。]
Whogoesthere？
ROLE。[ButtressedagainsttheLeftlintel]Enemy——afterChloe\'sbag。
JILL。Pass，enemy！Andall\'sill！
[ROLFpassesthroughthewindow，andretrievesthevanitybagfromthefloorwhereCHLOEdroppedit，thenagaintakeshisstandagainsttheLeftlinteloftheFrenchwindow。]
ROLF。It\'snotgoingtomakeanydifference，isit？
JILL。Youknowitis。
ROLF。Sinsofthefathers。
JILL。Untothethirdandfourthgenerations。Whatsinhasmyfathercommitted？
ROLF。None，inaway；only，I\'veoftentoldyouIdon\'tseewhyyoushouldtreatusasoutsiders。Wedon\'tlikeit。
JILL。Well，youshouldn\'tbe，then；Imean，heshouldn\'tbe。
ROLF。Father\'sjustashumanasyourfather；he\'swrappedupinus，andallhis\"gettingon\"isforus。WouldyouliketobetreatedasyourmothertreatedChloe？Yourmother\'ssetthestrokefortheotherbig-wigsabouthere；nobodycallsonChloe。Andwhynot？Whynot？Ithinkit\'scontemptibletobarpeoplejustbecausethey\'renew，asyoucallit，andhavetomaketheirpositioninsteadofhavingitleftthem。
JILL。It\'snotbecausethey\'renew，it\'sbecause——ifyourfatherbehavedlikeagentleman，he\'dbetreatedlikeone。
ROLF。Wouldhe？Idon\'tbelieveit。Myfather\'saveryableman；
hethinkshe\'sentitledtohaveinfluencehere。Well，everybodytriestokeephimdown。Oh！yes，theydo。Thatmakeshimmadandmoredeterminedthanevertogethisway。Yououghttobejust，Jill。
JILL。Iamjust。
ROLF。No，you\'renot。Besides，what\'sitgottodowithCharlieandChloe？Chloe\'sparticularlyharmless。It\'sprettysickeningforher。Fatherdidn\'texpectpeopletocalluntilCharliemarried，butsince——
JILL。Ithinkit\'sallverypetty。
ROLF。Itis——adog-in-the-mangerbusiness；Ididthinkyouwereaboveit。
JILL。Howwouldyouliketohaveyourhomespoiled？
ROLE。I\'mnotgoingtoargue。Onlythingsdon\'tstandstill。
Homesaren\'tanymoreproofagainstchangethananythingelse。
JILL。Allright！Youcomeandtryandtakeours。
ROLF。Wedon\'twanttotakeyourhome。
JILL。LiketheJackmans\'？
ROLF。Allright。Iseeyou\'rehopelesslyprejudiced。
