Against the right wall is a long sofa;
above it hang a few good, water-colours and engravings; on the
piano and the table there are flowers. A general appearance of
refinement and comfort pervades the room; no luxury, but evidence
everywhere of good taste, and the countless feminine touches that
make a room homelike and pleasant._
_When the curtain rises,_ HECTOR ALLEN, _a youngish man of
forty, with an attractive intellectual face, is seen standing by
the dining-table in the inner room, draining his liqueur-glass,
with_ WALTER COZENS _to the right of him, lighting a cigarette._
WALTER _is a few years younger than his friend, moderately
good-looking, with fine, curly brown hair and a splendid silky
moustache. His morning-clothes are conspicuously well-cut--he is
evidently something of a dandy;_ HECTOR _wears a rather shabby
dress-suit, his boots are awkward, and his tie ready-made._
BETTY, _a handsome woman of thirty, wearing a very pretty
tea-gown, is talking to the maid at the back of the dining-room._
HECTOR _puts down his glass and comes into the sitting-room,
followed by_ WALTER. HECTOR _is puffing at a short, stumpy little
black cigar._
HECTOR [_Talking as he comes through, continuing the conversation--he
walks to the fireplace and stands with his back to it._] I tell you, if
I'd known what it meant, I'd never have taken the job! Sounded so fine, to
be reader of plays for the Duke's Theatre--adviser to the great Mr.
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