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。