| (1, 0) 1 | SCENE: EIRA's sitting room, daintily furnished─pretty couch, chairs, piano, small tables, mirror on wall opposite stage, flowers, etc. |
| (1, 0) 2 | Door R., door L. |
| (1, 0) 3 | ~ |
| (1, 0) 4 | THEOPHILUS WILLIAMS, a good-looking young fellow, with the face of a student and the physique of an athlete, dressed in a black frock suit of clerical cut, and white tie, is walking restlessly about the room. |
| (1, 0) 5 | Takes a flower─puts it in his buttonhole. |
| (1, 0) 12 | Girl's laughter off R., he listens enviously. |
| (1, 0) 13 | Dance music played on the piano comes to him from the room beyond. |
| (1, 0) 14 | His feet move to the music, and then he dances round the room─stops suddenly─glances at door L., snatches up a book and drops into a chair.) |
| (1, 0) 19 | TITUS is a prosperous looking man of about forty, with a pleasant face and a jerky manner, who seems to catch himself thinking about forbidden things, and pulls himself up with a jerk and a disarming smile. |
| (1, 0) 20 | Wears a well-cut brown lounge suit. |
| (1, 0) 67 | FLOSSIE peeps in R. |
| (1, 0) 68 | She is a pretty, mischievous looking girl, about twenty-two, dressed in a short skirt, dainty shoes, etc. |
| (1, 0) 69 | She comes in with a demure expression and a sedate step. |
| (1, 0) 74 | THEOPHILUS and FLOSSIE bow, and exchange glances. |
| (1, 0) 85 | THEOPHILUS and FLOSSIE look at each other solemnly. |
| (1, 0) 154 | EIRA, a pale, beautiful girl, with blue eyes and golden hair, in soft clinging, graceful frock, enters R. |
| (1, 0) 186 | Dabs her eyes with her handkerchief. |
| (1, 0) 187 | Pretends to sob. |
| (1, 0) 188 | Enter TITUS, with an anxious enquiring glance. |
| (1, 0) 199 | FLOSSIE explodes with laughter, and EIRA quivers with suppressed amusement. |