| (1, 0) 1 | SCENE.─A Bakehouse; on the right {From stage to audience.} in the middle of wall, the oven. |
| (1, 0) 2 | Left back, in corner, a door. |
| (1, 0) 3 | Middle of back, a window. |
| (1, 0) 4 | Right front corner, upturned wooden box. |
| (1, 0) 5 | Table at back, a foot or two away from wall─while being scrubbed. |
| (1, 0) 6 | Left of this table a chair. |
| (1, 0) 7 | Table against left wall; chair at end of this table near front of stage. |
| (1, 0) 8 | In back right hand corner stand a sweeping brush and a short-handled bake-house shovel. |
| (1, 0) 9 | Near by, on nails, hang two pieces of white cloth. |
| (1, 0) 10 | On table at back are a lighted candle and four or five empty bread tins. |
| (1, 0) 11 | On table to left are three or four loaves of bread. |
| (1, 0) 12 | On wall, near oven, hangs a cheap clock. |
| (1, 0) 13 | ~ |
| (1, 0) 14 | Stage in half-darkness with faint red glow about oven. |
| (1, 0) 15 | Bakehouse is lit either by oil lamp on wall, or by electric lamp. |
| (1, 0) 16 | ~ |
| (1, 0) 17 | Mrs. BETSI EVANS, with a bucket of hot water and a scrubbing brush, is busily washing table at back. |
| (1, 0) 18 | There is a knock at a door off left. |
| (1, 0) 19 | BETSI goes quietly to bakehouse door and listens. |
| (1, 0) 20 | Door without opens. |
| (1, 0) 30 | Knock at bake-house door. |
| (1, 0) 32 | Enter MRS. MORGAN with a tea-tray and teacloth. |
| (1, 0) 38 | She crosses, turns up the light, blows out candle. |
| (1, 0) 39 | Full light on stage. |
| (1, 0) 40 | MRS. MORGAN comes in and stands close to table at back. |
| (1, 0) 41 | She is a pretty young woman of twenty-one, neatly and daintily dressed. |
| (1, 0) 42 | Betsi is seen to be a work-worn woman of about fifty-five. |
| (1, 0) 54 | MRS. MORGAN takes chair front left corner. |
| (1, 0) 182 | As MRS. MORGAN goes out, MRS. MARY ANN HOWELLS comes in, to MRS. MORGAN's left. |
| (1, 0) 183 | She is a woman of about fifty, poorly dressed and wearing an old apron. |
| (1, 0) 184 | Her face preserves the suggestion of by-gone good looks. |
| (1, 0) 185 | Her speech is slow and pleasant; with a certain reflectiveness in it. |
| (1, 0) 186 | There is a lurking humour in her eyes. |
| (1, 0) 187 | She has a copy of the "South Wales Echo" in her hand.}: |
| (1, 0) 198 | Saying this, takes up bucket and crosses towards door. |
| (1, 0) 199 | Then pauses to listen to MRS. HOWELLS. |
| (1, 0) 213 | MRS. EVANS pushes table at back to wall, puts bucket in right hand corner at back, and, taking broom, begins to sweep the floor, but breaks off repeatedly to enjoy the conversation. |
| (1, 0) 264 | Betsi replaces broom, hurries off, and returns with two large pictures wrapped in brown paper. |
| (1, 0) 265 | MRS. HOWELLS shows signs of great interest. |
| (1, 0) 266 | MRS. EVANS, having unwrapped the first, stands it on table at back against the wall. |
| (1, 0) 267 | The portrait, badly done in crayon, is of a careless, happy-looking man. |
| (1, 0) 274 | Stands picture of Zachariah on table. |
| (1, 0) 275 | It shows a thin-faced, severe-looking man with side-whiskers. |
| (1, 0) 290 | MRS. HOWELLS smiles reflectively and sighs to herself. |
| (1, 0) 291 | Then she crosses to table on left and examines bread with a critical eye. |
| (1, 0) 292 | She goes back to the box as Mrs. Evans comes in. |
| (1, 0) 293 | Re-enter Mrs. Evans with a stocking she is knitting. |
| (1, 0) 319 | MRS. MORGAN is seen passing the window. |
| (1, 0) 393 | Mrs. Howells and Mrs Evans together: |
| (1, 0) 420 | Mrs. Howells and Mrs Evans together: |
| (1, 0) 423 | They exchange glances. |
| (1, 0) 430 | MRS. MORGAN goes off, leaving tray and cloth on table at back, and is seen hurrying past the window. |
| (1, 0) 431 | MRS. HOWELLS and MRS. EVANS stand looking at ach other in astonishment and dismay. |
| (1, 0) 441 | Voices are heard without. |
| (1, 0) 449 | MRS. HOWELLS stiffens involuntarily as MRS. RICHARDS and JINNIE come in. |
| (1, 0) 450 | The atmosphere: becomes frigid and formal. |
| (1, 0) 451 | MRS RICHARDS is a middle-aged woman, sharp-visaged and angular. |
| (1, 0) 452 | JINNIE is a fairly good-looking girl of twenty-five. |
| (1, 0) 453 | She carries a tray. |
| (1, 0) 466 | JINNIE takes seat. |
| (1, 0) 468 | Enter Mrs. Price Shop Loshin, carrying tray. |
| (1, 0) 473 | MRS. PRICE, after a curt nod towards MRS. HOWELLS, turns to JINNIE and whispers to her.) |
| (1, 0) 496 | Enter Mrs. Jones Shop Flannel, standing in the doorway. |
| (1, 0) 497 | She carries a plain basket. |
| (1, 0) 501 | MRS. JONES takes up position by table on left. |
| (1, 0) 521 | JINNIE RICHARDS sees MRS. MORGAN's cloth on table and picks it up. |
| (1, 0) 531 | Turns away, as JINNIE rises with cloth in her hand. |
| (1, 0) 540 | MRS. RICHARDS and JINNIE show signs of interest. |
| (1, 0) 541 | The cloth is passed via MRS. JONES to MRS. RICHARDS, who examines it critically. |
| (1, 0) 580 | JINNIE, overwhelmed, resumes her seat. |
| (1, 0) 581 | MRS. RICHARDS stalks up majestically to table at back, and puts down cloth with a bang. |
| (1, 0) 584 | MRS. HOWELLS's lips tighten, but she says nothing. |
| (1, 0) 585 | MRS. PRICE, looking at Mrs. RICHARDS, nods approvingly. |
| (1, 0) 586 | Enter MAGGIE HOWELLS─a little girl of twelve. |
| (1, 0) 587 | She carries a basket. |
| (1, 0) 603 | During this, MRS. PRICE produces a large piece of sweetmeat, which MAGGIE eyes with appreciation. |
| (1, 0) 604 | She takes it and says, 'Thank you.' |
| (1, 0) 605 | Then crosses and stands by her mother. |
| (1, 0) 614 | MRS. HOWELLS is about to answer when she is suddenly struck by an idea. |
| (1, 0) 630 | There is a general flutter of interest. |
| (1, 0) 639 | For a second or two, in dumb show, she seems to be enlarging on the matter to MRS. RICHARDS, MRS. JONES, and JINNIE.) |
| (1, 0) 646 | She goes towards the door, followed by the others, except MRS. HOWELLS and MAGGIE. |
| (1, 0) 647 | All go off, talking together. |
| (1, 0) 664 | Seizing a cloth from nail in the right back corner, takes out two tins holding a dull pasty mass. |
| (1, 0) 667 | Tips out contents of tins on box on which she sat. |
| (1, 0) 668 | Puts tins on box also. |
| (1, 0) 690 | Sits down in a most determined way. |
| (1, 0) 691 | Voices are heard from the house as she takes her seat. |
| (1, 0) 694 | MAGGIE goes out. |
| (1, 0) 697 | Enter MRS. RICHARDS. |
| (1, 0) 698 | Takes former position. |
| (1, 0) 705 | MRS. JONES takes position by table at back. |
| (1, 0) 706 | MRS. EVANS crosses towards MRS. HOWELLS, who whispers to her, pointing to oven as if explaining. |
| (1, 0) 709 | Takes up position left of MRS. JONES. |
| (1, 0) 710 | MRS. MORGAN is seen hurrying past window. |
| (1, 0) 712 | BETSI opens oven door. |
| (1, 0) 713 | MRS. MORGAN appears. |
| (1, 0) 714 | Seeing the RICHARDSES, she is nonplussed. |
| (1, 0) 715 | The RICHARDSES stiffen in their manner. |
| (1, 0) 726 | MRS. MORGAN gasps and retreats a few steps, taking position to MRS. JONES's right, by table at back. |
| (1, 0) 727 | JINNIE moves over to MRS. PRICE and her mother. |
| (1, 0) 736 | MRS. JONES looks at MRS. HOWELLS's bread with frank admiration. |
| (1, 0) 737 | MRS. RICHARDS and Co. eye it sideways with ill-disguised envy. |
| (1, 0) 738 | MRS. MORGAN looks at it with a kind of solemn awe. |
| (1, 0) 743 | The RICHARDS faction move in a little, watching. |
| (1, 0) 748 | Produces two splendid loaves and advances a few steps, holding them out. |
| (1, 0) 749 | There is a general murmur. |
| (1, 0) 750 | Mrs. Morgan claps her hands with a cry of delight. |
| (1, 0) 759 | Mrs. Evans nods. |
| (1, 0) 764 | MRS. MORGAN turns round and takes up her tray. |
| (1, 0) 765 | MRS. JONES opens out the cloth. |
| (1, 0) 766 | With a laugh of triumph and a victorious glance towards JINNIE, MRS. MORGAN holds out tray to MRS. HOWELLS, who puts loaves on. |
| (1, 0) 767 | MRS. JONES covers them reverentially. |
| (1, 0) 768 | MRS. MORGAN turns to go.) |
| (1, 0) 772 | Hands tray to MRS. JONES; produces purse and pays MRS. EVANS; takes tray again; to MRS. HOWELLS.) |
| (1, 0) 788 | MRS. RICHARDS and party, crushed and crestfallen, turn slowly and stare at her as she goes out. |
| (1, 0) 789 | MRS. HOWELLS resumes her seat, sighing softly to herself. |
| (1, 0) 790 | ~ |
| (1, 0) 791 | CURTAIN |