Christine glances at her flowers again and turns
toward the house.
A moment laterHazel and Peter Niles enter along the
drive from left, front.
She has a fine, voluptuous figure and she moves
with aflowing animal grace. Butshe may feel bad, and if so be as you were going
upstairs, Im sureshed be thankful.
It isthin and aged, the wraith of what must once
have been a goodbaritone.
He went to the Mexican war and come out a major. I
only know ofone other woman who had it.
Before the doorway a flight offour steps leads from
the ground to the portico.
It isthin and aged, the wraith of what must once
have been a goodbaritone. They dont want folks to guess their secrets. A big pine
tree is on the lawn at the edge of the drivebefore the right corner of the house.
Led by Seth, they come forward as far as the lilac clump and standstaring at the
house. At front is the driveway which leads up to the house fromthe two entrances on
the street.
Of a similar scandal-bearing type, her tongue is
sharpened bymalice. It isthin and aged, the wraith of what must once have been a
goodbaritone. The white columnscast black bars of shadow on the gray wall behind
them.
But how are you, Vinnie, thats
thequestion?
I was just passing and droppedin for a
second.
Lavinia cannot repress a start,agitatedly snatching
her hand from his and turning away from him.
Youwill kindly not take that tone with me,
please!
Theres somethin about his walk callsback David
Mannon, too. She has astrong chin and a capable, smiling mouth.
The three stare about themgawkily, awed and
uncomfortable.
In figure heis tall, broad-shouldered and powerful.
There is your old crony doing his best to listen now! She has a fine, voluptuous
figure and she moves with aflowing animal grace.
By theedge of the drive, left front, is a thick
clump of lilacs andsyringas. She stares straight ahead,her face frozen, her eyes
hard. Theyreonly waitin now fur the news to be made official.