第1章
ATRAGI-COMEDY
"Whotouchespitchshallbedefiled"
CHARACTERS
HILLCRIST……。ACountryGentlemanAMY……HisWifeJILL……HisDaughterDAWKER……HisAgentHORNBLOWER……AManNewly-RichCHARLES……HisElderSonCHLOE……WifetoCharlesROLF……HisYoungerSonFELLOWS……Hillcrist"sButlerANNA……Chloe"sMaidTHEJACKMANS……ManandWifeANAUCTIONEER
ASOLICITOR
TWOSTRANGERS
ACTI。HILLCRIST"SStudyACTII。
SCENEI。Amonthlater。AnAuctionRoom。
SCENEII。Thesameevening。CHLOE"SBoudoir。
ACTIII
SCENEI。Thefollowingday。HILLCRIST"SStudy。Morning。
SCENEII。TheSame。Evening。
ACTI
HILLCRIST"Sstudy。Apleasantroom，withbooksincalfbindings，andsignsthattheHILLCRIST"Shavetravelled，suchasalargephotographoftheTajMahal，ofTableMountain，andthePyramidsofEgypt。Alargebureau[stageRight]，devotedtothebusinessofacountryestate。Twofoxes"masks。
Flowersinbowls。Deeparmchairs。AlargeFrenchwindowopen[atBack]，withalovelyviewofaslightriseoffieldsandtreesinAugustsunlight。Afinestonefireplace[stageLeft]。
Adoor[Left]。Adooropposite[Right]。Generalcoloureffect——stone，andcigar-leafbrown，withspotsofbrightcolour。
[HILLCRISTsitsinaswivelchairatthebureau，busywithpapers。Hehasgout，andhisleftfootisencasedaccord:Heisathin，dried-upmanofaboutfifty-five，witharatherrefined，ratherkindly，andrathercrankycountenance。Closetohimstandshisveryupstandingnineteen-year-olddaughterJILL，withclubbedhairroundapretty，manlyface。]
JILL。Youknow，Dodo，it"sallprettygoodrotinthesedays。
HILLCRIST。Cadsarecads，Jill，eveninthesedays。
JILL。Whatisacad？
HILLCRIST。Aself-assertivefellow，withoutasenseofotherpeople。
JILL。Well，OldHornblowerI"llgiveyou。
HILLCRIST。Iwouldn"ttakehim。
JILL。Well，you"vegothim。Now，Charlie——Chearlie——Isay——theimportanceofnotbeingCharlie——
HILLCRIST。Goodheavens！doyouknowtheirChristiannames？
JILL。Mydearfather，they"vebeenheresevenyears。
HILLCRIST。InolddaysweonlyknewtheirChristiannamesfromtheirtombstones。
JILL。CharlieHornblowerisn"treallyhalfabadsport。
HILLCRIST。AboutaquarterofabadsportI"vealwaysthoughtouthunting。
JILL。[Pullinghishair]Now，hiswife——Chloe——
HILLCRIST。[Whimsical]Gad！yourmother"dhaveafitifsheknewyoucalledherChloe。
JILL。It"sarippingname。
HILLCRIST。Chloe！H"m！Ihadaspanielonce——
JILL。Dodo，you"renarrow。Buckup，olddarling，itwon"tdo。
Chloehasseenlife，I"mprettysure；THAT"Sattractive，anyway。
No，mother"snotintheroom；don"tturnyouruneasyeyes。
HILLCRIST。Really，mydear，youaregetting——
JILL。Thelimit。Now，Rolf——
HILLCRIST。What"sRolf？Anotherdog？
JILL。RolfHornblower"satopper；hereallyisaniceboy。
HILLCRIST。[Withasharplook]Oh！He"saniceboy？
JILL。Yes，darling。Youknowwhataniceboyis，don"tyou？
HILLCRIST。Notinthesedays。
JILL。Well，I"lltellyou。Inthefirstplace，he"snotamorous。
HILLCRIST。What！Well，that"ssomecomfort。
JILL。Justajollygoodcompanion。
HILLCRIST。Towhom？
JILL。Well，toanyone——me。
HILLCRIST。Where？
JILL。Anywhere。Youdon"tsupposeIconfinemyselftothehomepaddocks，doyou？I"mnaturallyrangey，Father。
HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Youdon"tsayso！
JILL。Inthesecondplace，hedoesn"tlikediscipline。
HILLCRIST。Jupiter！Hedoesseemattractive。
JILL。Inthethirdplace，hebarshisfather。
HILLCRIST。Isthatessentialtonicegirlstoo？
JILL。[Withatwirlofhishair]Fishnot！Fourthly，he"sgotideas。
HILLCRIST。Iknewit！
JILL。Forinstance，hethinks——asIdo——
HILLCRIST。Ah！Goodideas。
JILL。[Pullinggently]Careful！Hethinksoldpeopleruntheshowtoomuch。Hesaystheyoughtn"tto，becausethey"resodamtouchy。
Areyoudamtouchy，darling？
HILLCRIST。Well，I"m——！Idon"tknowabouttouchy。
JILL。Hesaysthere"llbenoworldfittoliveintillwegetridoftheold。Wemustmakethemclimbatalltree，andshakethemoffit。
HILLCRIST。[Drily]Oh！hesaysthat！
JILL。Otherwise，withthewaytheystandoneachother"srights，they"llspoilthegardenfortheyoung。
HILLCRIST。Doeshisfatheragree？
JILL。Oh！Rolfdoesn"ttalktohim，hismouth"stoolarge。Haveyoueverseenit，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。Ofcourse。
JILL。It"sconsiderable，isn"tit？Nowyoursis——reticent，darling。[Rumplinghishair。]
HILLCRIST。Itwon"tbeinaminute。DoyourealisethatI"vegotgout？
JILL。Poorducky！Howlonghavewebeenhere，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。SinceElizabeth，anyway。
JILL。[Lookingathisfoot]Ithasitsdrawbacks。D"youthinkHornblowerhadafather？Ibelievehewasspontaneous。But，Dodo，whyallthis——thisattitudetotheHornblowers？
[Shepursesherlipsandmakesagestureasofpushingpersonsaway。]
HILLCRIST。Becausethey"repushing。
JILL。That"sonlybecauseweare，asmotherwouldsay，andthey"renot——yet。Butwhynotletthembe？
HILLCRIST。Youcan"t。
JILL。Why？
HILLCRIST。Ittakesgenerationstolearntoliveandletlive，Jill。Peoplelikethattakeanellwhenyougivethemaninch。
JILL。Butifyougavethemtheell，theywouldn"twanttheinch。
Whyshoulditallbesuchaskingame？
HILLCRIST。Skingame？Wheredoyougetyourlingo？
JILL。Keeptothepoint，Dodo。
HILLCRIST。Well，Jill，alllife"sastrugglebetweenpeopleatdifferentstagesofdevelopment，indifferentpositions，withdifferentamountsofsocialinfluenceandproperty。Andtheonlythingistohaverulesofthegameandkeepthem。NewpeopleliketheHornblowershaven"tlearntthoserules；theironlyruleistogetalltheycan。
JILL。Darling，don"tprose。They"renothalfasbadasyouthink。
HILLCRIST。Well，whenIsoldHornblowerLongmeadowandthecottages，Icertainlyfoundhimallright。Allthesame，he"sgottheclovenhoof。[Warmingup]HisinfluenceinDeepwateristhoroughlybad；thosepotteriesofhisaredemoralising——thewholeatmosphereoftheplaceischanging。Itwasathousandpitiesheevercamehereanddiscoveredthatclay。He"sbroughtinthemoderncutthroatspirit。
JILL。Cutourthroatspirit，youmean。What"syourdefinitionofagentleman，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。[Uneasily]Can"tdescribe——onlyfeelit。
JILL。Oh！Try！
HILLCRIST。Well——er——Isupposeyoumightsay——amanwhokeepshisformanddoesn"tletlifescupperhimoutofhisstandards。
JILL。Butsupposehisstandardsarelow？
HILLCRIST。[Withsomeearnestness]Iassume，ofcourse，thathe"shonestandtolerant，gentletotheweak，andnotself-seeking。
JILL。Ah！self-seeking？Butaren"tweall，Dodo？Iam。
HILLCRIST。[Withasmile]You！
JILL。[Scornfully]Oh！yes——tooyoungtoknow。
HILLCRIST。Nobodyknowstillthey"reunderprettyheavyfire，Jill。
JILL。Except，ofcourse，mother。
HILLCRIST。Howdoyoumean——mother？
JILL。MotherremindsmeofEnglandaccordingtoherself——alwaysrightwhatevershedoes。
HILLCRIST。Ye-es。Yourmotheritperhaps——theperfectwoman。
JILL。That"swhatIwassaying。Now，noonecouldcallyouperfect，Dodo。Besides，you"vegotgout。
HILLCRIST。Yes；andIwantFellows。Ringthatbell。
JILL。[Crossingtothebell]ShallItellyoumydefinitionofagentleman？AmanwhogivestheHornblowerhisdue。[Sheringsthebell]AndIthinkmotheroughttocallonthem。RolfsaysoldHornblowerresentsitfearfullythatshe"snevermadeasigntoChloethethreeyearsshe"sbeenhere。
HILLCRIST。Idon"tinterferewithyourmotherinsuchmatters。Shemaygoandcallonthedevilhimselfifshelikes。
JILL。Iknowyou"reeversomuchbetterthansheis。
HILLCRIST。That"srespectful。
JILL。Youdokeepyourprejudicesoutofyourphiz。Butmotherliterallylooksdownhernose。Andsheneverforgivesan"h。"
They"dgetthe"hell"fromheriftheytookthe"hinch。"
HILLCRIST。Jill-yourlanguage！
JILL。Don"tslimeoutofit，Dodo。Isay，motheroughttocallontheHornblowers。[Noanswer。]Well？
HILLCRIST。Mydear，Ialwaysletpeoplehavethelastword。Itmakesthem——feelfunny。Ugh！Myfoot！[EnterFELLOWS，Left。]
Fellows，sendintothevillageandgetanotherbottleofthisstuff。
JILL。I"llgo，darling。
[Sheblowhimakiss，andgoesoutatthewindow。]
HILLCRIST。AndtellcookI"vegottogoonslops。Thisfoot"sworse。
FELLOWS。[Sympathetic]Indeed，sir。
HILLCRIST。Mythirdgothisyear，Fellows。
FELLOWS。Veryannoying，sir。
HILLCRIST。Ye-es"。Everhadit？
FELLOWS。IfancyIhavehadatwinge，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Brightening]Haveyou？Where？
FELLOWS。Inmycorkwrist，sir。
HILLCRIST。Yourwhat？
FELLOWS。ThewristIdrawcorkswith。
HILLCRIST。[Withacackle]You"dhavehadmorethanatwingeifyou"dlivedwithmyfather。H"m！
FELLOWS。Excuseme，sir——Vichywatercorks，inmyexperience，areworsethananywine。
HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Ah！Thecountry"snotwhatitwas，isit，Fellows？
FELLOWS。Gettingverynew，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Feelingly]You"reright。HasDawkercome？
FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。TheJackmanswouldliketoseeyou，sir。
HILLCRIST。Whatabout？
FELLOWS。Idon"tknow，sir。
HILLCRIST。Well，showthemin。
FELLOWS。[Going]Yes，sir。
[HILLCRISTturnshisswivelchairround。TheJACKMANScomein。
He，abigfellowaboutfifty，inalabourer"sdress，witheyeswhichhavemoreinthenthanhistonguecanexpress；she，alittlewomanwithawornface，abright，quickglance，andatonguetomatch。]
HILLCRIST。Goodmorning，Mrs。Jackman！Morning，Jackman！Haven"tseenyouforalongtime。WhatcanIdo？
[Hedrawsinfoot，andbreath，withasharphiss。]
HILLCRIST。[Inadown-heartedvoice]We"vehadnoticetoquit，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Withemphasis]What！
JACKMAN。Gottobeoutthisweek。
MRS。J。Yes，sir，indeed。
HILLCRIST。Well，butwhenIsoldLongmeadowandthecottages，itwasontheexpressunderstandingthattherewastobenodisturbanceoftenancies:
MRS。J。Yes，sir；butwe"veallgottogo。Mrs。"Arvey，andtheDrews，an"us，andthereisn"tanothercottagetobehadanywhereinDeepwater。
HILLCRIST。Iknow；Iwantoneformycowman。Thiswon"tdoatall。
Wheredoyougetitfrom？
JACKMAN。Mr。"Ornblower，"imself，air。Justanhourago。Hecomeroundandsaid:"I"msorry；Iwantthecottages，andyou"vegottoclear。"
MRS。J。[Bitterly]He"snogentleman，sir；heputitsobrisk。Webeentherethirtyyears，andnowwedon"tknowwhattodo。SoI
hopeyou"llexcuseuscominground，sir。
HILLCRIST。Ishouldthinkso，indeed！H"m！[Herisesandlimpsacrosstothefireplaceonhisstick。Tohimself]Theclovenhoof。
ByGeorge！thisisabreachoffaith。I"llwritetohim，Jackman。
Confoundit！I"dcertainlyneverhavesoldifI"dknownhewasgoingtodothis。
MRS。J。No，sir，I"msure，sir。Theydosayit"stodowiththepotteries。Hewantsthecottagesforhisworkmen。
HILLCRIST。[Sharply]That"sallverywell，butheshouldn"thaveledmetosupposethathewouldmakenochange。
JACKMAN。[Heavily]Theytalkabouthishavin"boughttheCentrytogutupmorechimneysthere，andthat"swhyhewantsthecottages。
HINT。TheCentry！Impossible！
[Mrs。J。Yes，air；it"ssuchaprettyspot-looksbeautifulfromhere。[Shelooksoutthroughthewindow]LoveliestspotinallDeepwater，Ialwayssay。Andyourfatherownedit，andhisfatherbefore"im。It"sapitytheyeversoldit，sir，beggin"yourpardon。]
HILLCRIST。TheCentry！[Heringsthebell。]
Mrs。J。[Whohasbrightenedup]I"mgladyou"regoin"tostopit，sir。Itdoesputusabout。Wedon"tknowwheretogo。IsaidtoMr。Hornblower，Isaid，"I"msureMr。Hillcristwouldnever"eveturnedusout。"An""esaid:"Mr。Hillcristbe——"beggin"yourpardon，sir。"Makenomistake，""esaid，"youmustgo，missis。"Hedon"tevenknowourname；an"tocomeitlikethisoverus！He"sadreadfulnewman，Ithink，withhisoverridinnotions。Andsichaheavyfootedman，tolookat。[Withasortofindulgentcontempt]
Buthe"sfromtheNorth，theysay。
[FELLOWShasentered，Left。]
HILLCRIST。AskMrs。Hillcristifshe"llcome。
FELLOWS。Verygood，sir。
HILLCRIST。IsDawkerhere？
FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。
HILLCRIST。Iwanttoseehimatonce。
[FELLOWSretires。]
JACKMAN。Mr。Hornblowersaidhewascomin"ontoseeyou，sir。Sowethoughtwe"dstepalongfirst。
HILLCRIST。Quiteright，Jackman。
MRS。J。IsaidtoJackman:"Mr。Hillcrist"llstandupforus，I
know。He"sagentleman，"Isaid。"Thisman，"Isaid，"don"tcarefortheneighbourhood，orthepeople；hedon"tcareforanythingsolongashemakeshismoney，andhashisimportance。Youcan"texpectit，Isuppose，"Isaid；[Bitterly]"havin"gotrichsosudden。"Thegentrydon"tdothingslikethat。
HILLCRIST。[Abstracted]Quite，Mrs。Jackman，quite！
[Tohimself]TheCentry！No！
[MRS。HILLCRISTenters。Awell-dressedwoman，withafirm，clear-cutface。]
Oh！Amy！Mr。andMrs。Jackmanturnedoutoftheircottage，andMrs。Harvey，andtheDrews。WhenIsoldtoHornblower，Istipulatedthattheyshouldn"tbe。
MRS。J。Ourweek"suponSaturday，ma"am，andI"msureIdon"tknowwhereweshallturn，becauseofcourseJackmanmustbenearhiswork，andIshalllosemewashin"ifwehavetogofar。
HILLCRIST。[Withdecision]Youleaveittome，Mrs。Jackman。Goodmorning！Morning，Jackman！SorryIcan"tmovewiththisgout。
MRS。J。[Forthemboth]I"msurewe"reverysorry，sir。Goodmorning，sir。Goodmorning，ma"am；andthankyoukindly。[Theygoout。
HILLCRIST。Turningpeopleoutthathavebeentherethirtyyears。I
won"thaveit。It"sabreachoffaith。
MRS。H。DoyousupposethisHornblowerwillcaretwostrawsaboutthatJack？
HILLCRIST。Hemust，whenit"sputtohim，ifhe"sgotanydecentfeeling。
MRS。H。Hehasn"t。
HILLCRIST。[Suddenly]TheJackmanstalkofhishavingboughttheCentrytoputupmorechimneys。
MRS。H。Never！[Atthewindow，lookingout]Impossible！Itwouldruintheplaceutterly；besidescuttingusofffromtheDuke"s。Oh，no！MissMullinswouldneversellbehindourbacks。
HILLCRIST。AnywayImuststophisturningthesepeopleout。
Mrs。H。[Withalittlesmile，almostcontemptuous]Youmighthaveknownhe"ddosomethingofthesort。Youwillimaginepeoplearelikeyourself，Jack。YoualwaysoughttomakeDawkerhavethingsinblackandwhite。
HILLCRIST。Isaidquitedistinctly:"Ofcourseyouwon"twanttodisturbthetenancies；there"sagreatshortageofcottages。"
Hornblowertoldmeasdistinctlythathewouldn"t。Whatmoredoyouwant？
Mrs。H。Amanlikethatthinksofnothingbuttheshortcuttohisownway。[Lookingoutofthewindowtowardstherise]IfhebuystheCentryandputsupchimneys，wesimplycouldn"tstophere。
HILLCRIST。Myfatherwouldturninhisgrave。
MRS。H。Itwouldhavebeenmoreusefulifhe"dnotdippedtheestate，andsoldtheCentry。ThisHornblowerhatesus；hethinksweturnupournosesathim。
HILLCRIST。Aswedo，Amy。
MRS。H。Whowouldn"t？Amanwithouttraditions，whobelievesinnothingbutmoneyandpush。
HILLCRIST。Supposehewon"tbudge，canwedoanythingfortheJackmans？
MRS。H。TherearethetworoomsBeaverusedtohave，overthestables。
FELLOWS。Mr。Dawker，sir。
[DAWKERSisashort，square，ratherred-facedterrierofaman，inridingclothesandgaiters。]
HILLCRIST。Ah！Dawker，I"vegotgoutagain。
DAWKER。Verysorry，sir。Howdedo，ma"am？
HILLCRIST。DidyoumeettheJackmans？
DAWKERS。Yeh。
[Hehardlyeverquitefinishesaword，seemingtosnapoftheirtails。]
HILLCRIST。Thenyouheard？
DAWKER。[Nodding]Smartman，Hornblower；neverletsgrassgrow。
HILLCRIST。Smart？
DAWKER。[Grinning]Don"tdotounderrateyourneighbours。
MRS。H。Acad——Icallhim。
DAWKER。That"sit，ma"am-gotalltheadvantage。
HILLCRIST。HeardanythingabouttheCentry，Dawker？
DAWKER。Hornblowerwantstobuy。
HILLCRIST。MissMullinswouldneversell，wouldshe？
DAWKER。Shewantsto。
HILLCRIST。Thedeuceshedoes！
DAWKER。Hewon"tstickatthepriceeither。
MRS。H。What"sitworth，Dawker？
DAWKER。Dependsonwhatyouwantitfor。
MRS。H。Hewantsitforspite；wewantitforsentiment。
DAWKER。[Grinning]Worthwhatyouliketogive，then；buthe"sarichman。
MRS。H。Intolerable！
DAWKER。[ToHILLCRIST]Givemeyourfigure，sir。I"lltrytheoldladybeforehegetsather。
HILLCRIST。[Pondering]Idon"twanttobuy，unlessthere"snothingelseforit。Ishouldhavetoraisethemoneyontheestate；itwon"tstandmuchmore。Ican"tbelievethefellowwouldbesuchabarbarian。Chimneyswithinthreehundredyards，rightinfrontofthishouse！It"sanightmare。
MRS。H。You"dmuchbetterletDawkermakesure，Jack。
HILLCRIST。[Uncomfortable]JackmansaysHornblower"scomingroundtoseeme。Ishallputittohim。
DAWKER。Makehimkeenerthanever。Bettergetinfirst。
HILLCRIST。Apehismethods！——Ugh！Confoundthisgout！[Hegetsbacktohischairwithdifficulty]Lookhere，Dawker，Iwantedtoseeyouaboutgates——
FELLOWS。[Entering]Mr。Hornblower。
[HORNBLOWERenters-amanofmedium，height，thoroughlybroadened，blownout，asitwere，bysuccess。Hehasthick，coarse，darkhair，justgrizzled，wrybushyeyebrow，awidemouth。Hewearsquiteordinaryclothes，asifthatdepartmentwereinchargeofsomeonewhoknewaboutsuch，things。Hehasasmallroseinhisbuttonhole，andcarriesaHomburghat，whichonesuspectswilllooktoosmallonhishead。]
HORNBLOWER。Goodmorning！goodmorning！Howareye，Dawker？Finemorning！Lovelyweather！
[Hisvoicehasacuriousblendinitstoneofbrassandoil，andanaccentnotquiteScotchnorquiteNorthcountry。]
Haven"tseenyeforalongtime，Hillcrist。
HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]NotsinceIsoldyouLongmeadowandthosecottages，Ibelieve。
HORNBLOWER。Dearme，now！that"swhatIcameabout。
HILLCRIST。[Subsidingagainintohischair]Forgiveme！Won"tyousitdown？
HORNBLOWER。[Notsitting]Haveyegotgout？That"sunfortunate。
Inevergetit。I"venodispositionthatway。Hadnoancestors，yousee。Justmeowndrinkin"toanswerfor。
HILLCRIST。You"relucky。
HORNBLOWER。IwonderifMrs。Hillcristthinksthat！AmIluckytohavenopast，ma"am？Justthefuture？
MRS。H。You"resureyouhavethefuture，Mr。Hornblower？
HORNBLOWER。[Withalaugh]That"syouraristocraticrapierthrust。
Youaristocratsareveryhardpeopleunderneathyourmanners。Yelovetolayabodyout。ButI"vegotthefutureallright。
HILLCRIST。[Meaningly]I"vehadtheDackmanshere，Mr。Hornblower。
HORNBLOWER。Whoarethey——manwiththelittlespitfirewife？
HILLCRIST。They"reveryexcellent，goodpeople，andthey"vebeeninthatcottagequietlythirtyyears。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthisforefinger——afavouritegesture]Ah！
ye"vewantedmetostiryeupabit。Deepwaterneedsabito"goputintoit。There"sgenerallysomegowhereIam。Idaresayyouwishthere"dbeenno"come。"[Helaughs]。
MRS。H。Wecertainlylikepeopletokeeptheirword，Mr。
Hornblower。
HILLCRIST。Amy！
HORNBLOWER。Nevermind，Hillcrist；takesmorethanthattoupsetme。
[MRS。HILLCRISTexchangesalookwithDAWKERwhoslipsoutunobserved。]
HILLCRIST。Youpromisedme，youknow，nottochangethetenancies。
HORNBLOWER。Well，I"vecometotellyethatIhave。Iwasn"texpectingtohavetheneedwhenIbought。ThoughttheDukewouldsellmeabitdownthere；butdevilabithewill；andnowImusthavethosecottagesformyworkmen。I"vegotimportantworks，yeknow。
HILLCRIST。[Gettingheated]TheJackmanshavetheirimportancetoo，sir。Theirheart"sinthatcottage。
HORNBLOWER。Haveasenseofproportion，man。Myworkssupplythousandsofpeople，andmy，heart"sinthem。What"smore，theymakemyfortune。I"vegotambitions——I"maseriousman。SupposeI
weretoconsiderthisandthat，andeverylittlepottyobjection——
whereshouldIgetto？——nowhere！
HILLCRIST。Allthesame，thissortofthingisn"tdone，youknow。
HORNBLOWER。Notbyyoubecauseye"vegotnoneedtodoit。Hereyeare，quitecontentonwhatyourfathersmadeforye。Ye"venoambitions；andyewantotherpeopletohavenone。Howd"yethinkyourfathersgotyourland？
HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]Notbybreakingtheirword。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthis，finger]Don"tyebelieveit。Theygotitbybreakingtheirwordandturnin"outJackmans，ifthat"stheirname，allovertheplace。
MRS。H。That"saninsult，Mr。Hornblower。