come here! You see how it is now! Dad has relented, your happy
ending is all ready made! You're not making any concession to the
box-office--you're simply following truth--the natural human
instincts of a father, who loves his son, in spite of all his
mistakes and his own bad temper! He orders him out--but all the time
his heart is breaking--he's eager for an excuse to relent. Oh, Will,
you must see that!

_Will (reluctantly)._ Yes, I suppose so.

_Peggy._ All right then! We go back to your scene in Dad's
drawing-room--just after Jack has carried Belle out. _(Play-play
begins to appear.)_ Dad stands there, with Jessie clinging to him,
weeping, imploring. And Bob is trying to argue with him. Dad doesn't
answer at first--wait, I'll write the scene! _(Full light on
Play-play. Will makes secret exit.)_

_Bob._ Dad, listen to reason now! Don't make this dreadful mistake.
Jack has had his lesson. Can't you see he's had it--the very thing
we all wanted for him? He's learned something about the reality of
life!

_Jessie (to Bob)._ Make Jack wait! Don't let him go away! Hurry!
_(Bob exit.)_ Dad, you must forgive him! That's a good girl he's
brought here--can't you see that? And she's ill--she's as ill as I
was! Don't you remember how you worried about me? You aren't really
cruel, Dad--

_Dad._ I don't want to be cruel. But I won't have him--