Allen. (_Crosses l. c., hands him the notes._) Thy wife can join thee there afterwards. (_Luke starts and looks hard at Allen._) And thee can get away to Australia, or somewhere in that direction. Luke. (_Defiantly._) And why, pray? Allen. Because there is a man in the next room who be more anxious to see thee than thee may be to see him. Luke. What man? Allen. Richard Hanningford. (_Luke lets fall the glass._) Allen. Good God! Thee’ve given the signal to call him in! Quick! (_Luke rushes in terror to door at back._) Not that way. (_Luke bewildered and helpless with fright, turns wildly about like a hunted thing not knowing which way to fly. Is about to make for other door, when handle of door at back is heard to move._) Too late--keep where thee art. Luke. (_Clinging to Allen’s arm._) Save me! (_Allen thrusts him behind door at c. as it opens and enter Hann. and Purt. following. Allen goes r. Hann. comes down and stands c. Purt. remains near door and is about to close it._) Allen. (_Who has moved down to r.c., nervously, with effort to appear calm and careless._) Leave the door, Mr. Purtwee, leave the door. Purt. Wide open? (_Surprised._) Allen. Yes, yes, it’s fearfully hot in here! (_Wiping his brow._) Hann. (_Looking at him suspiciously._) I don’t find it so. I think we’ll have it shut over this job. (_Turns to door._) Allen. (_Eagerly._) No, no! Don’t shut it--don’t shut it. Hann. Why not? (_Looks hard at Allen._) Allen. Why--why--don’t I tell you. It’s so close--so-- (_Hann. crosses, goes to door c. and locks it, then returns, eyeing Allen sternly. Luke has crept behind the curtain, which hangs like a pillar by the side of the door. Allen watches with intense suspense._) Hann. (_c._) Well--you gave the signal! (_Allen r.c. a little to front of Hann. He keeps in front of Hann. all through the scene until Luke has got away and prevents his turning round--he is very excited but tries to appear careless--the result being a slightly hysterical manner. When Luke comes from behind the curtain and while he is crossing Allen catches Hann. by the lapels of his coat and holds and works him round so that his back is to Luke. He grows more and more eager and intense until Luke is off, when he gradually subsides into a quieter manner, but not too suddenly. At Hann’s hint that he has had too much brandy, he catches at the idea to cover his excitement, to account for his conduct._) Allen. Yes, my dear fellow--but--but--I wur going to explain to thee--it wurn’t the signal--it wur an accident. I dropped the glass by accident. Thee see I had just had a glass of brandy. Hann. More than one glass, cousin?