CRAIG’S WIFE
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Mrs. Craig (moving forward, thoughtfully)
- Tell her not yet for a little while, till Mr. Craig gets here; I’m expecting him any minute.
Mazie
- Yes, Ma’m.
- [She goes out; end Mrs. Craig stands thinking hard for a second. The screen door closes sharply, and she wheels round with a rapid movement, crossing above the center table towards the door, Craig enters, removing his hat.
Mrs. Craig
- Walter! Where have you been?
Craig
- Out with Billy Birkmire. Why?
Mrs. Craig (indicating the outer door of the glass vestibule)
- Shut that door,
- [He turns and shuts it, and she moves along the foot of the stairway, glancing up and out through the portières.
Craig (coming into the room again)
- What’s the matter?
- [Mrs. Craig turns and crosses back towards him.
Mrs. Craig
- My God, haven’t you seen the evening paper about Fergus Passmore and his wife!
Craig
- Yes, I’ve seen it.
Mrs. Craig
- Well, what about it, Walter?
Craig (putting his hat down on the piano)
- I don’t know any more about it than you do, Harriet.
Mrs. Craig
- My God, isn’t that a terrible thing! I’ve been nearly out of my mind for the last half-hour. I happened to
