A _has now
all her wraps on and walks toward the door rapidly. To_ PHILIP.]
Sorry! So long! Good-night and see you later.

_Reaching the door, she goes out in blind haste and without
further ceremony._ MATTHEW, _in absolute amazement, throws up
his arms._ PHILIP _is rigid._ MRS. PHILLIMORE _sinks into a
chair._ MISS HENEAGE _stands supercilious and unmoved._
GRACE, _the same. The choir, at MATTHEW'S gesture, mistakes
it for the concerted signal, and bursts lustily into the
Epithalamis:_

"Enduring love--sweet end of strife!
Oh, bless this happy man and wife!"

CURTAIN.

ACT IV.

SCENE. _The scene is laid in_ JOHN KARSLAKE'S _study and
smoking-room. There is a bay window on the left. A door on
the left leads to stairs and the front of the house, while a
door at the back leads to the dining-room. A fireplace and a
mantel are on the right. A bookcase contains law and sporting
books. On the wall is a full-length portrait of_ CYNTHIA.
_Nothing of this portrait is seen by audience except the gilt
frame and a space of canvas. A large table with writing
materials is littered over with law books, sporting books,
papers, pipes, crops, a pair of spurs, &c. A wedding ring
lies on it. There are three very low easy-chairs. The general
appearance of the room is extremely gay and garish in colour.
It has the easy confusion of a man's room. There is a small
table on which, lying open, is a woman's sewing-basket, and,
beside it, a piece of rich fancy work, as if a lady had just
risen from sewing. Laid on the further end of it are a lady's
gloves. On a chair-back is a lady's hat. It is a half hour
later than the close of Act III. Curtains are drawn over the
window. A lamp on the table is lighted, as are, too, the
various electric lights. One chair is conspicuously standing
on its head._

NOGAM _is busy at the larger table. The door into the
dining-room is half open._

SIR WILFRID. [_Coming in from the dining-room._] Eh--what did you say
your name was?

NOGAM. Nogam, sir.

SIR WILFRID. Nogam? I've been here thirty minutes. Where are the
cigars? [NOGAM _motions to a small table near the entrance door._]
Thank you. Nogam, Mr. Karslake was to have followed us here,
immediately. [_He lights a cigar._

NOGAM. Mr. Karslake just now 'phoned from his club [SIR WILFRID _walks
toward