Are you still willing?
ASHER. I'm prepared. I've carried out your--instructions--sent for the
committee.
DR. JONATHAN (looking at him). Good!
ASHER (with an effort). Jonathan, I--I guess I misjudged you--
DR. JONATHAN (Smiling). Wait until you are sure. Nothing matters if we
can save that boy. By the way, he asked for Timothy, and I've sent for
him.
ASHER. He asked for Timothy, and not for me!
DR. JONATHAN. It seems he saw an officer of Bert's regiment, after the
boy was killed. Here's the committee, I think.
(The MAID enters, lower right. She does not speak, but ushers in
HILLMAN, RENCH and FERSEN, and retires.)
HILLMAN. |
RENCH. |-Good evening, Mr. Pindar. Good evening, doctor.
FERSEN. |
ASHER. Good evening.
(An awkward silence. From habit, ASHER stares at them defiantly, as
DR. JONATHAN goes out, lower right.)
HILLMAN (going up to ASHER). How's your son, Mr. Pindar?
RENCH. We're real anxious about the Captain.
FERSEN (nodding). The boys think a whole lot of him, Mr. Pindar.
ASHER. He's better, thank you. The medicine Dr. Pindar has given him
RENCH. Didn't I say so? When I heard how he was when he got back, I
said to Fred Hillman here,--if anybody can cure him, it's Dr.
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