ATRAGI-COMEDY
\"Whotouchespitchshallbedefiled\"
CHARACTERS
HILLCRIST……。ACountryGentlemanAMY……HisWifeJILL……HisDaughterDAWKER……HisAgentHORNBLOWER……AManNewly-RichCHARLES……HisElderSonCHLOE……WifetoCharlesROLF……HisYoungerSonFELLOWS……Hillcrist\'sButlerANNA……Chloe\'sMaidTHEJACKMANS……ManandWifeANAUCTIONEER
ASOLICITOR
TWOSTRANGERS
ACTI。HILLCRIST\'SStudyACTII。
SCENEI。Amonthlater。AnAuctionRoom。
SCENEII。Thesameevening。CHLOE\'SBoudoir。
ACTIII
SCENEI。Thefollowingday。HILLCRIST\'SStudy。Morning。
SCENEII。TheSame。Evening。
ACTI
HILLCRIST\'Sstudy。Apleasantroom，withbooksincalfbindings，andsignsthattheHILLCRIST\'Shavetravelled，suchasalargephotographoftheTajMahal，ofTableMountain，andthePyramidsofEgypt。Alargebureau[stageRight]，devotedtothebusinessofacountryestate。Twofoxes\'masks。
Flowersinbowls。Deeparmchairs。AlargeFrenchwindowopen[atBack]，withalovelyviewofaslightriseoffieldsandtreesinAugustsunlight。Afinestonefireplace[stageLeft]。
Adoor[Left]。Adooropposite[Right]。Generalcoloureffect——stone，andcigar-leafbrown，withspotsofbrightcolour。
[HILLCRISTsitsinaswivelchairatthebureau，busywithpapers。Hehasgout，andhisleftfootisencasedaccord:Heisathin，dried-upmanofaboutfifty-five，witharatherrefined，ratherkindly，andrathercrankycountenance。Closetohimstandshisveryupstandingnineteen-year-olddaughterJILL，withclubbedhairroundapretty，manlyface。]
JILL。Youknow，Dodo，it\'sallprettygoodrotinthesedays。
HILLCRIST。Cadsarecads，Jill，eveninthesedays。
JILL。Whatisacad？
HILLCRIST。Aself-assertivefellow，withoutasenseofotherpeople。
JILL。Well，OldHornblowerI\'llgiveyou。
HILLCRIST。Iwouldn\'ttakehim。
JILL。Well，you\'vegothim。Now，Charlie——Chearlie——Isay——theimportanceofnotbeingCharlie——
HILLCRIST。Goodheavens！doyouknowtheirChristiannames？
JILL。Mydearfather，they\'vebeenheresevenyears。
HILLCRIST。InolddaysweonlyknewtheirChristiannamesfromtheirtombstones。
JILL。CharlieHornblowerisn\'treallyhalfabadsport。
HILLCRIST。AboutaquarterofabadsportI\'vealwaysthoughtouthunting。
JILL。[Pullinghishair]Now，hiswife——Chloe——
HILLCRIST。[Whimsical]Gad！yourmother\'dhaveafitifsheknewyoucalledherChloe。
JILL。It\'sarippingname。
HILLCRIST。Chloe！H\'m！Ihadaspanielonce——
JILL。Dodo，you\'renarrow。Buckup，olddarling，itwon\'tdo。
Chloehasseenlife，I\'mprettysure；THAT\'Sattractive，anyway。
No，mother\'snotintheroom；don\'tturnyouruneasyeyes。
HILLCRIST。Really，mydear，youaregetting——
JILL。Thelimit。Now，Rolf——
HILLCRIST。What\'sRolf？Anotherdog？
JILL。RolfHornblower\'satopper；hereallyisaniceboy。
HILLCRIST。[Withasharplook]Oh！He\'saniceboy？
JILL。Yes，darling。Youknowwhataniceboyis，don\'tyou？
HILLCRIST。Notinthesedays。
JILL。Well，I\'lltellyou。Inthefirstplace，he\'snotamorous。
HILLCRIST。What！Well，that\'ssomecomfort。
JILL。Justajollygoodcompanion。
HILLCRIST。Towhom？
JILL。Well，toanyone——me。
HILLCRIST。Where？
JILL。Anywhere。Youdon\'tsupposeIconfinemyselftothehomepaddocks，doyou？I\'mnaturallyrangey，Father。
HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Youdon\'tsayso！
JILL。Inthesecondplace，hedoesn\'tlikediscipline。
HILLCRIST。Jupiter！Hedoesseemattractive。
JILL。Inthethirdplace，hebarshisfather。
HILLCRIST。Isthatessentialtonicegirlstoo？
JILL。[Withatwirlofhishair]Fishnot！Fourthly，he\'sgotideas。
HILLCRIST。Iknewit！
JILL。Forinstance，hethinks——asIdo——
HILLCRIST。Ah！Goodideas。
JILL。[Pullinggently]Careful！Hethinksoldpeopleruntheshowtoomuch。Hesaystheyoughtn\'tto，becausethey\'resodamtouchy。
Areyoudamtouchy，darling？
HILLCRIST。Well，I\'m——！Idon\'tknowabouttouchy。
JILL。Hesaysthere\'llbenoworldfittoliveintillwegetridoftheold。Wemustmakethemclimbatalltree，andshakethemoffit。
HILLCRIST。[Drily]Oh！hesaysthat！
JILL。Otherwise，withthewaytheystandoneachother\'srights，they\'llspoilthegardenfortheyoung。
HILLCRIST。Doeshisfatheragree？
JILL。Oh！Rolfdoesn\'ttalktohim，hismouth\'stoolarge。Haveyoueverseenit，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。Ofcourse。
JILL。It\'sconsiderable，isn\'tit？Nowyoursis——reticent，darling。[Rumplinghishair。]
HILLCRIST。Itwon\'tbeinaminute。DoyourealisethatI\'vegotgout？
JILL。Poorducky！Howlonghavewebeenhere，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。SinceElizabeth，anyway。
JILL。[Lookingathisfoot]Ithasitsdrawbacks。D\'youthinkHornblowerhadafather？Ibelievehewasspontaneous。But，Dodo，whyallthis——thisattitudetotheHornblowers？
[Shepursesherlipsandmakesagestureasofpushingpersonsaway。]
HILLCRIST。Becausethey\'repushing。
JILL。That\'sonlybecauseweare，asmotherwouldsay，andthey\'renot——yet。Butwhynotletthembe？
HILLCRIST。Youcan\'t。
JILL。Why？
HILLCRIST。Ittakesgenerationstolearntoliveandletlive，Jill。Peoplelikethattakeanellwhenyougivethemaninch。
JILL。Butifyougavethemtheell，theywouldn\'twanttheinch。
Whyshoulditallbesuchaskingame？
HILLCRIST。Skingame？Wheredoyougetyourlingo？
JILL。Keeptothepoint，Dodo。
HILLCRIST。Well，Jill，alllife\'sastrugglebetweenpeopleatdifferentstagesofdevelopment，indifferentpositions，withdifferentamountsofsocialinfluenceandproperty。Andtheonlythingistohaverulesofthegameandkeepthem。NewpeopleliketheHornblowershaven\'tlearntthoserules；theironlyruleistogetalltheycan。
JILL。Darling，don\'tprose。They\'renothalfasbadasyouthink。
HILLCRIST。Well，whenIsoldHornblowerLongmeadowandthecottages，Icertainlyfoundhimallright。Allthesame，he\'sgottheclovenhoof。[Warmingup]HisinfluenceinDeepwateristhoroughlybad；thosepotteriesofhisaredemoralising——thewholeatmosphereoftheplaceischanging。Itwasathousandpitiesheevercamehereanddiscoveredthatclay。He\'sbroughtinthemoderncutthroatspirit。
JILL。Cutourthroatspirit，youmean。What\'syourdefinitionofagentleman，Dodo？
HILLCRIST。[Uneasily]Can\'tdescribe——onlyfeelit。
JILL。Oh！Try！
HILLCRIST。Well——er——Isupposeyoumightsay——amanwhokeepshisformanddoesn\'tletlifescupperhimoutofhisstandards。
JILL。Butsupposehisstandardsarelow？
HILLCRIST。[Withsomeearnestness]Iassume，ofcourse，thathe\'shonestandtolerant，gentletotheweak，andnotself-seeking。
JILL。Ah！self-seeking？Butaren\'tweall，Dodo？Iam。
HILLCRIST。[Withasmile]You！
JILL。[Scornfully]Oh！yes——tooyoungtoknow。
HILLCRIST。Nobodyknowstillthey\'reunderprettyheavyfire，Jill。
JILL。Except，ofcourse，mother。
HILLCRIST。Howdoyoumean——mother？
JILL。MotherremindsmeofEnglandaccordingtoherself——alwaysrightwhatevershedoes。
HILLCRIST。Ye-es。Yourmotheritperhaps——theperfectwoman。
JILL。That\'swhatIwassaying。Now，noonecouldcallyouperfect，Dodo。Besides，you\'vegotgout。
HILLCRIST。Yes；andIwantFellows。Ringthatbell。
JILL。[Crossingtothebell]ShallItellyoumydefinitionofagentleman？AmanwhogivestheHornblowerhisdue。[Sheringsthebell]AndIthinkmotheroughttocallonthem。RolfsaysoldHornblowerresentsitfearfullythatshe\'snevermadeasigntoChloethethreeyearsshe\'sbeenhere。
HILLCRIST。Idon\'tinterferewithyourmotherinsuchmatters。Shemaygoandcallonthedevilhimselfifshelikes。
JILL。Iknowyou\'reeversomuchbetterthansheis。
HILLCRIST。That\'srespectful。
JILL。Youdokeepyourprejudicesoutofyourphiz。Butmotherliterallylooksdownhernose。Andsheneverforgivesan\"h。\"
They\'dgetthe\"hell\"fromheriftheytookthe\"hinch。\"
HILLCRIST。Jill-yourlanguage！
JILL。Don\'tslimeoutofit，Dodo。Isay，motheroughttocallontheHornblowers。[Noanswer。]Well？
HILLCRIST。Mydear，Ialwaysletpeoplehavethelastword。Itmakesthem——feelfunny。Ugh！Myfoot！[EnterFELLOWS，Left。]
Fellows，sendintothevillageandgetanotherbottleofthisstuff。
JILL。I\'llgo，darling。
[Sheblowhimakiss，andgoesoutatthewindow。]
HILLCRIST。AndtellcookI\'vegottogoonslops。Thisfoot\'sworse。
FELLOWS。[Sympathetic]Indeed，sir。
HILLCRIST。Mythirdgothisyear，Fellows。
FELLOWS。Veryannoying，sir。
HILLCRIST。Ye-es\"。Everhadit？
FELLOWS。IfancyIhavehadatwinge，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Brightening]Haveyou？Where？
FELLOWS。Inmycorkwrist，sir。
HILLCRIST。Yourwhat？
FELLOWS。ThewristIdrawcorkswith。
HILLCRIST。[Withacackle]You\'dhavehadmorethanatwingeifyou\'dlivedwithmyfather。H\'m！
FELLOWS。Excuseme，sir——Vichywatercorks，inmyexperience，areworsethananywine。
HILLCRIST。[Ironically]Ah！Thecountry\'snotwhatitwas，isit，Fellows？
FELLOWS。Gettingverynew，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Feelingly]You\'reright。HasDawkercome？
FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。TheJackmanswouldliketoseeyou，sir。
HILLCRIST。Whatabout？
FELLOWS。Idon\'tknow，sir。
HILLCRIST。Well，showthemin。
FELLOWS。[Going]Yes，sir。
[HILLCRISTturnshisswivelchairround。TheJACKMANScomein。
He，abigfellowaboutfifty，inalabourer\'sdress，witheyeswhichhavemoreinthenthanhistonguecanexpress；she，alittlewomanwithawornface，abright，quickglance，andatonguetomatch。]
HILLCRIST。Goodmorning，Mrs。Jackman！Morning，Jackman！Haven\'tseenyouforalongtime。WhatcanIdo？
[Hedrawsinfoot，andbreath，withasharphiss。]
HILLCRIST。[Inadown-heartedvoice]We\'vehadnoticetoquit，sir。
HILLCRIST。[Withemphasis]What！
JACKMAN。Gottobeoutthisweek。
MRS。J。Yes，sir，indeed。
HILLCRIST。Well，butwhenIsoldLongmeadowandthecottages，itwasontheexpressunderstandingthattherewastobenodisturbanceoftenancies:
MRS。J。Yes，sir；butwe\'veallgottogo。Mrs。\'Arvey，andtheDrews，an\'us，andthereisn\'tanothercottagetobehadanywhereinDeepwater。
HILLCRIST。Iknow；Iwantoneformycowman。Thiswon\'tdoatall。
Wheredoyougetitfrom？
JACKMAN。Mr。\'Ornblower，\'imself，air。Justanhourago。Hecomeroundandsaid:\"I\'msorry；Iwantthecottages，andyou\'vegottoclear。\"
MRS。J。[Bitterly]He\'snogentleman，sir；heputitsobrisk。Webeentherethirtyyears，andnowwedon\'tknowwhattodo。SoI
hopeyou\'llexcuseuscominground，sir。
HILLCRIST。Ishouldthinkso，indeed！H\'m！[Herisesandlimpsacrosstothefireplaceonhisstick。Tohimself]Theclovenhoof。
ByGeorge！thisisabreachoffaith。I\'llwritetohim，Jackman。
Confoundit！I\'dcertainlyneverhavesoldifI\'dknownhewasgoingtodothis。
MRS。J。No，sir，I\'msure，sir。Theydosayit\'stodowiththepotteries。Hewantsthecottagesforhisworkmen。
HILLCRIST。[Sharply]That\'sallverywell，butheshouldn\'thaveledmetosupposethathewouldmakenochange。
JACKMAN。[Heavily]Theytalkabouthishavin\'boughttheCentrytogutupmorechimneysthere，andthat\'swhyhewantsthecottages。
HINT。TheCentry！Impossible！
[Mrs。J。Yes，air；it\'ssuchaprettyspot-looksbeautifulfromhere。[Shelooksoutthroughthewindow]LoveliestspotinallDeepwater，Ialwayssay。Andyourfatherownedit，andhisfatherbefore\'im。It\'sapitytheyeversoldit，sir，beggin\'yourpardon。]
HILLCRIST。TheCentry！[Heringsthebell。]
Mrs。J。[Whohasbrightenedup]I\'mgladyou\'regoin\'tostopit，sir。Itdoesputusabout。Wedon\'tknowwheretogo。IsaidtoMr。Hornblower，Isaid，\"I\'msureMr。Hillcristwouldnever\'eveturnedusout。\"An\'\'esaid:\"Mr。Hillcristbe——\"beggin\'yourpardon，sir。\"Makenomistake，\"\'esaid，\"youmustgo，missis。\"Hedon\'tevenknowourname；an\'tocomeitlikethisoverus！He\'sadreadfulnewman，Ithink，withhisoverridinnotions。Andsichaheavyfootedman，tolookat。[Withasortofindulgentcontempt]
Buthe\'sfromtheNorth，theysay。
[FELLOWShasentered，Left。]
HILLCRIST。AskMrs。Hillcristifshe\'llcome。
FELLOWS。Verygood，sir。
HILLCRIST。IsDawkerhere？
FELLOWS。Notyet，sir。
HILLCRIST。Iwanttoseehimatonce。
[FELLOWSretires。]
JACKMAN。Mr。Hornblowersaidhewascomin\'ontoseeyou，sir。Sowethoughtwe\'dstepalongfirst。
HILLCRIST。Quiteright，Jackman。
MRS。J。IsaidtoJackman:\"Mr。Hillcrist\'llstandupforus，I
know。He\'sagentleman，\"Isaid。\"Thisman，\"Isaid，\"don\'tcarefortheneighbourhood，orthepeople；hedon\'tcareforanythingsolongashemakeshismoney，andhashisimportance。Youcan\'texpectit，Isuppose，\"Isaid；[Bitterly]\"havin\'gotrichsosudden。\"Thegentrydon\'tdothingslikethat。
HILLCRIST。[Abstracted]Quite，Mrs。Jackman，quite！
[Tohimself]TheCentry！No！
[MRS。HILLCRISTenters。Awell-dressedwoman，withafirm，clear-cutface。]
Oh！Amy！Mr。andMrs。Jackmanturnedoutoftheircottage，andMrs。Harvey，andtheDrews。WhenIsoldtoHornblower，Istipulatedthattheyshouldn\'tbe。
MRS。J。Ourweek\'suponSaturday，ma\'am，andI\'msureIdon\'tknowwhereweshallturn，becauseofcourseJackmanmustbenearhiswork，andIshalllosemewashin\'ifwehavetogofar。
HILLCRIST。[Withdecision]Youleaveittome，Mrs。Jackman。Goodmorning！Morning，Jackman！SorryIcan\'tmovewiththisgout。
MRS。J。[Forthemboth]I\'msurewe\'reverysorry，sir。Goodmorning，sir。Goodmorning，ma\'am；andthankyoukindly。[Theygoout。
HILLCRIST。Turningpeopleoutthathavebeentherethirtyyears。I
won\'thaveit。It\'sabreachoffaith。
MRS。H。DoyousupposethisHornblowerwillcaretwostrawsaboutthatJack？
HILLCRIST。Hemust，whenit\'sputtohim，ifhe\'sgotanydecentfeeling。
MRS。H。Hehasn\'t。
HILLCRIST。[Suddenly]TheJackmanstalkofhishavingboughttheCentrytoputupmorechimneys。
MRS。H。Never！[Atthewindow，lookingout]Impossible！Itwouldruintheplaceutterly；besidescuttingusofffromtheDuke\'s。Oh，no！MissMullinswouldneversellbehindourbacks。
HILLCRIST。AnywayImuststophisturningthesepeopleout。
Mrs。H。[Withalittlesmile，almostcontemptuous]Youmighthaveknownhe\'ddosomethingofthesort。Youwillimaginepeoplearelikeyourself，Jack。YoualwaysoughttomakeDawkerhavethingsinblackandwhite。
HILLCRIST。Isaidquitedistinctly:\"Ofcourseyouwon\'twanttodisturbthetenancies；there\'sagreatshortageofcottages。\"
Hornblowertoldmeasdistinctlythathewouldn\'t。Whatmoredoyouwant？
Mrs。H。Amanlikethatthinksofnothingbuttheshortcuttohisownway。[Lookingoutofthewindowtowardstherise]IfhebuystheCentryandputsupchimneys，wesimplycouldn\'tstophere。
HILLCRIST。Myfatherwouldturninhisgrave。
MRS。H。Itwouldhavebeenmoreusefulifhe\'dnotdippedtheestate，andsoldtheCentry。ThisHornblowerhatesus；hethinksweturnupournosesathim。
HILLCRIST。Aswedo，Amy。
MRS。H。Whowouldn\'t？Amanwithouttraditions，whobelievesinnothingbutmoneyandpush。
HILLCRIST。Supposehewon\'tbudge，canwedoanythingfortheJackmans？
MRS。H。TherearethetworoomsBeaverusedtohave，overthestables。
FELLOWS。Mr。Dawker，sir。
[DAWKERSisashort，square，ratherred-facedterrierofaman，inridingclothesandgaiters。]
HILLCRIST。Ah！Dawker，I\'vegotgoutagain。
DAWKER。Verysorry，sir。Howdedo，ma\'am？
HILLCRIST。DidyoumeettheJackmans？
DAWKERS。Yeh。
[Hehardlyeverquitefinishesaword，seemingtosnapoftheirtails。]
HILLCRIST。Thenyouheard？
DAWKER。[Nodding]Smartman，Hornblower；neverletsgrassgrow。
HILLCRIST。Smart？
DAWKER。[Grinning]Don\'tdotounderrateyourneighbours。
MRS。H。Acad——Icallhim。
DAWKER。That\'sit，ma\'am-gotalltheadvantage。
HILLCRIST。HeardanythingabouttheCentry，Dawker？
DAWKER。Hornblowerwantstobuy。
HILLCRIST。MissMullinswouldneversell，wouldshe？
DAWKER。Shewantsto。
HILLCRIST。Thedeuceshedoes！
DAWKER。Hewon\'tstickatthepriceeither。
MRS。H。What\'sitworth，Dawker？
DAWKER。Dependsonwhatyouwantitfor。
MRS。H。Hewantsitforspite；wewantitforsentiment。
DAWKER。[Grinning]Worthwhatyouliketogive，then；buthe\'sarichman。
MRS。H。Intolerable！
DAWKER。[ToHILLCRIST]Givemeyourfigure，sir。I\'lltrytheoldladybeforehegetsather。
HILLCRIST。[Pondering]Idon\'twanttobuy，unlessthere\'snothingelseforit。Ishouldhavetoraisethemoneyontheestate；itwon\'tstandmuchmore。Ican\'tbelievethefellowwouldbesuchabarbarian。Chimneyswithinthreehundredyards，rightinfrontofthishouse！It\'sanightmare。
MRS。H。You\'dmuchbetterletDawkermakesure，Jack。
HILLCRIST。[Uncomfortable]JackmansaysHornblower\'scomingroundtoseeme。Ishallputittohim。
DAWKER。Makehimkeenerthanever。Bettergetinfirst。
HILLCRIST。Apehismethods！——Ugh！Confoundthisgout！[Hegetsbacktohischairwithdifficulty]Lookhere，Dawker，Iwantedtoseeyouaboutgates——
FELLOWS。[Entering]Mr。Hornblower。
[HORNBLOWERenters-amanofmedium，height，thoroughlybroadened，blownout，asitwere，bysuccess。Hehasthick，coarse，darkhair，justgrizzled，wrybushyeyebrow，awidemouth。Hewearsquiteordinaryclothes，asifthatdepartmentwereinchargeofsomeonewhoknewaboutsuch，things。Hehasasmallroseinhisbuttonhole，andcarriesaHomburghat，whichonesuspectswilllooktoosmallonhishead。]
HORNBLOWER。Goodmorning！goodmorning！Howareye，Dawker？Finemorning！Lovelyweather！
[Hisvoicehasacuriousblendinitstoneofbrassandoil，andanaccentnotquiteScotchnorquiteNorthcountry。]
Haven\'tseenyeforalongtime，Hillcrist。
HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]NotsinceIsoldyouLongmeadowandthosecottages，Ibelieve。
HORNBLOWER。Dearme，now！that\'swhatIcameabout。
HILLCRIST。[Subsidingagainintohischair]Forgiveme！Won\'tyousitdown？
HORNBLOWER。[Notsitting]Haveyegotgout？That\'sunfortunate。
Inevergetit。I\'venodispositionthatway。Hadnoancestors，yousee。Justmeowndrinkin\'toanswerfor。
HILLCRIST。You\'relucky。
HORNBLOWER。IwonderifMrs。Hillcristthinksthat！AmIluckytohavenopast，ma\'am？Justthefuture？
MRS。H。You\'resureyouhavethefuture，Mr。Hornblower？
HORNBLOWER。[Withalaugh]That\'syouraristocraticrapierthrust。
Youaristocratsareveryhardpeopleunderneathyourmanners。Yelovetolayabodyout。ButI\'vegotthefutureallright。
HILLCRIST。[Meaningly]I\'vehadtheDackmanshere，Mr。Hornblower。
HORNBLOWER。Whoarethey——manwiththelittlespitfirewife？
HILLCRIST。They\'reveryexcellent，goodpeople，andthey\'vebeeninthatcottagequietlythirtyyears。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthisforefinger——afavouritegesture]Ah！
ye\'vewantedmetostiryeupabit。Deepwaterneedsabito\'goputintoit。There\'sgenerallysomegowhereIam。Idaresayyouwishthere\'dbeenno\"come。\"[Helaughs]。
MRS。H。Wecertainlylikepeopletokeeptheirword，Mr。
Hornblower。
HILLCRIST。Amy！
HORNBLOWER。Nevermind，Hillcrist；takesmorethanthattoupsetme。
[MRS。HILLCRISTexchangesalookwithDAWKERwhoslipsoutunobserved。]
HILLCRIST。Youpromisedme，youknow，nottochangethetenancies。
HORNBLOWER。Well，I\'vecometotellyethatIhave。Iwasn\'texpectingtohavetheneedwhenIbought。ThoughttheDukewouldsellmeabitdownthere；butdevilabithewill；andnowImusthavethosecottagesformyworkmen。I\'vegotimportantworks，yeknow。
HILLCRIST。[Gettingheated]TheJackmanshavetheirimportancetoo，sir。Theirheart\'sinthatcottage。
HORNBLOWER。Haveasenseofproportion，man。Myworkssupplythousandsofpeople，andmy，heart\'sinthem。What\'smore，theymakemyfortune。I\'vegotambitions——I\'maseriousman。SupposeI
weretoconsiderthisandthat，andeverylittlepottyobjection——
whereshouldIgetto？——nowhere！
HILLCRIST。Allthesame，thissortofthingisn\'tdone，youknow。
HORNBLOWER。Notbyyoubecauseye\'vegotnoneedtodoit。Hereyeare，quitecontentonwhatyourfathersmadeforye。Ye\'venoambitions；andyewantotherpeopletohavenone。Howd\'yethinkyourfathersgotyourland？
HILLCRIST。[Whohasrisen]Notbybreakingtheirword。
HORNBLOWER。[Throwingouthis，finger]Don\'tyebelieveit。Theygotitbybreakingtheirwordandturnin\'outJackmans，ifthat\'stheirname，allovertheplace。
MRS。H。That\'saninsult，Mr。Hornblower。