Zack. I know you have, but I'm still doubtful, and I thought I'd ask Virginia to tell me what to do. Mrs. Munning. Ask Virginia? Zack. Yes. Tell her all about it and just see what she advises me to do. I've a great respect for her opinions. Paul. More than you have for ours? Zack. I can't say that until I know what her opinion is. Mrs. Munning. She'll be disgusted with you. Paul. You'll keep your foolishness to yourself, Zack, do you hear? Zack. I'm hard put to it to see I have been foolish, Paul. Virginia will tell me, I expect. Mrs. Munning. Where have you left Joe Wrigley? At the Vicarage? Zack. No. At the "Bunch of Grapes." Paul. The "Bunch of Grapes"! The crazy fool. Drinking when he'd a job like this to do. Zack. I suppose he'd have a drink. Paul. Oh, yes, he'd money for that. They've never any money, but there's always some for drink. Zack. It wasn't his fault,|Paul. I gave it him, Mrs. Munning. You! Where did you get money from? Zack. I gave him sixpence that Paul gave me this morning for a birthday present. Mrs. Munning. Paul gave you sixpence! Paul. Yes, I did, as it happens. For a purpose, though. (_Turns on Zack._) What gets me is Joe Wrigley's letting loose of you at any price. Zack. I gave him an explanation of that. I told him I'd forgotten something important. Paul. And he believed you for sixpence? Zack. But I _had_ forgotten something, Paul. Paul. What? Zack. Well---- Mrs. Munning. What's that you're hiding behind you all this time? Zack. I'd forgotten these. (_He discloses a small bunch of roses._) They're wild roses from the hedge and I came back to put them in Virginia's room when she's not there, same as I have done every day, only I'd forgotten them this morning. Mrs. Munning. You can just leave off doing it then. Virginia's room! Have you no sense of decency? Zack. I'm sure she likes them, mother. Paul (_anxiously_). She never told you so? Zack. No, but I've seen her smiling at me and---- Mrs. Munning. She may well smile. Your ways would make a cat laugh. Zack. I'll--I'll throw the flowers away. (_He turns towards door._) Paul. Give me those flowers! (_Following him to door._) Zack. But---- Paul. Go back and get your business done. (_Enter Virginia from the house. She has a small parcel. There is a conflict of wills at the street door. Then Zack steps into the room again. Paul closes the door. Virginia notices the flowers. She goes towards Paul, smiling._) Paul. Oh! You've--you've caught me this time. Virginia. But you needn't look ashamed, Paul. Paul. I didn't know I did. I'll--I'll take them away now. Virginia. That's very sweet of you. (_Zack watches agape. Paul goes out with the roses._) Virginia. Now, Zack, I don't think you deserve it, but I brought your birthday present down, and here it is. A shaving-set. Zack. I'm sorry, but I haven't got a coin to give you now for luck. Virginia. That doesn't matter now. Zack. Oh, Jenny!