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S MARCH. I've offered to help with money till she gets a place. JOHNNY. And you know she won't take it. She's got that much stuff in her. This place is her only chance. I appeal to you, Mother--please tell her not to go. MRS MARCH. I shall not, Johnny. JOHNNY. [Turning abruptly] Then we know where we are. MRS MARCH. I know where you'll be before a week's over. JOHNNY. Where? MRS MARCH. In her arms. JOHNNY. [From the door, grimly] If I am, I'll have the right to be! MRS MARCH. Johnny! [But he is gone.] MRS MARCH follows to call him back, but is met by MARY. MARY. So you've tumbled, Mother? MRS MARCH. I should think I have! Johnny is making an idiot of himself about that girl. MARY. He's got the best intentions. MRS MARCH. It's all your father. What can one expect when your father carries on like a lunatic over his paper every morning? MARY. Father must have opinions of his own. MRS MARCH. He has only one: Whatever is, is wrong. MARY. He can't help being intellectual, Mother. MRS MARCH. If he would only learn that the value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it! MARY. Yes: I read that in "The Times" yesterday. Father's much safer than Johnny. Johnny isn't safe at all; he might make a sacrifice any day. What were they doing? MRS MARCH. Cook caught them kissing. MARY. How truly horrible! As she speaks MR MARCH comes in. MR MARCH. I met Johnny using the most poetic language. What's happened? MRS MARCH. He and that girl. Johnny's talking nonsense about wanting to save her. I've told her to pack up. MR MARCH. Isn't that rather coercive, Joan? MRS MARCH. Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl? MR MARCH. No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH. Oh! You were! MR MARCH. But I can quite see why Johnny-- MRS MARCH. The Government, I suppose! MR MARCH. Certainly. MRS MARCH. Well, perhaps you'll get us out of the mess you've got us into. MR MARCH. Where's the girl? MRS MARCH. In her room-packing. MR MARCH. We must devise means-- MRS MARCH smiles. The first thing is to see into them--and find out exactly-- MRS MARCH. Heavens! Are you going to have them X-rayed? They haven't got chest trouble, Geof. MR MARCH. They may have heart trouble. It's no good being hasty, Joan. MRS MARCH. Oh! For a man that can't see an inch into
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