[The door is opened.]

THE MAID. [Entering and holding out a wedding-ring--severely] You
left this, m'm, in the bathroom.

SHE. [Looking, startled, at her finger] Oh! [Taking it] I hadn't
missed it. Thank you, Martha.

[THE MAID goes.]

[A hand, slipping in at the casement window, softly lays a pair
of braces on the windowsill. SHE looks at the braces, then at
the ring. HER lip curls.]

Sue. [Murmuring deeply] Ah!


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DEFEAT

A TINY DRAMA