第2章
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。