MARIE Mush. Mush. It’s time to think of punishment. GRANT Punishment? (_Triumphantly_) I have a thousand a week. She will have clothes and comfort. And you talk of punishment! MARIE (_Drawing a pistol and pointing it at him_) What you did to us means your death. TOM (_Stopping her_) No. You cannot be killed, Grant Williams. You are dead already. MARIE (_About to shoot_) I think I’ll make sure. TOM (_As_ GRANT _stares at him spellbound_) When you turned your soul into money you died. There is a greater punishment. We’ll let what remains of you live, as we shall live to haunt you in your dreams. GRANT (_Laughing hysterically_) But you can’t live. I killed you. You’re dead, too. And the dead cannot dream. TOM We are your dreams. We will outlast you. MARIE We live. We shall go on living. Yes. That is a greater revenge. We’ll haunt you every time you are alone.... GRANT You can’t. You can’t.... TOM Whenever you smoke and think in your new house.... MARIE Or walk by the sands, you will see only our hands beckon you from the living waters of the sea.... GRANT (_Frantically_) I’ll drown you like rats. I’ll keep you under till you are dead. You shan’t come back ... ever ... ever ... (_They both laugh._) Get out. You phantoms.... I’ll kill you again.... TOM Mush.... Mush.... GRANT I’ll kill you forever now. (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die. Die forever.... Die.... (_They laugh loudly and mockingly at him._) TOM You see we still live! GRANT Ah. I’ll kill you yet. I’ll kill you! (_He rushes towards them and overturns the lamp. They laugh mockingly farther off in the complete darkness._) I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! JERRY (_As she enters_) Grant!! What is the matter? (_She turns on the switch by the door. The other lights flare up. She is dressed in a kimono, with her hair in braids. He rushes towards her._) GRANT I’ll kill you! JERRY Grant! (_He holds her arms, suddenly realizing who she is and that they are alone._) GRANT You are real, aren’t you? You are flesh and blood? JERRY Silly boy. What on earth is the matter with you? I go out of the room for a moment and I come back to find you yelling and wanting to kill me. GRANT (_Still dazed_) No. It wasn’t true: I don’t want to get rid of you. I.... JERRY (_In a matter-of-fact tone_) I do wish you’d get over the habit of acting all your plays out. The neighbors will think you and I aren’t happy. You’d better come to bed and get some rest. GRANT I--I couldn’t sleep just now. (_He goes over to the table and sees the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _untouched. He stands trying to collect himself._) JERRY It’s upset you, reading over THE LONELY WAY? GRANT (_Half to himself_) That’s strange. JERRY Then what is the matter? GRANT (_Evasively as he sits down wearily_) I--I was reading over the notices. JERRY