Tradition : With On Bail, Their Wife, Waiting, the Cheat of Pity, And Mothers ; One-Act Plays of Contemporary Life
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Mrs. Houston Yes. Gordon ( Quietly ) You'd better go to him ; he may need you. Mrs. Houston {Shuddering) I can't. Suppose — oh! Could he have heard us? Digitized by Microsoft® THE CHEAT OF PITY 143 Gordon Shall I call Squires? Mrs. Houston No, no. If anything has happened and I was away from him — if he heard us — Gordon {Starting towards phone in hall) The doctor — ? Mrs. Houston I couldn't talk to him. You mustn't — Gordon I'll go up — Mrs. Houston ( Terrified) No; don't leave me — Gordon He'...s a human being, you reminded me ; he may need help or — (He goes out through the curtains in spite of her weak protests and soon his steps are ap- parently heard above. There is a long pause as she stands tense.) Digitized by Microsoft® 144 THE CHEAT OF PITY Mrs. Houston Suppose, suppose — ? (Gordon re-enters after a pause and comes slowly down to her, touching her arm; she turns fearing his words, gives him a long look, and seems to read that her husband is dead. She turns from him, broken and quivering, to the sofa.
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