points revolver at curtains.

REDDY shifts the lantern to his left hand and, standing close to
HARRY, also points a revolver.

ALICE appears between curtains. She is dressed as before, and in
her left hand carries the candle, while the forefinger of her right
hand is held warningly to her lips. For an instant she pauses, in
the ring of light from the lantern.)

ALICE:
(Whispering)
Hush! Don't make a noise. Don't make a noise, please.

(There is a long pause.)

REDDY:
Well, I'll be hung!

ALICE:
(To REDDY)
Please don't make a noise.

HATCH:
(in a threatening whisper)
Don't YOU make a noise.

ALICE:
I don't mean to. My mother is asleep upstairs and she is very ill.
And I don't want to wake her--and I don't want you to wake her,
either.

REDDY:
Well, I'll be hung!

HATCH:
(Angrily)
Who else is in this house?

ALICE:
No one but mother and the maid servants, and they're asleep. You
woke me, and I hoped you'd go without disturbing mother. But when
you started in making a night of it, I decided I'd better come down
and ask you to be as quiet as possible. My mother is not at all
well.
(Takes cigar box off table.)
Excuse me, you've got the wrong cigars. Those are the cigars
father keeps for his friends. Those he smokes he hides over here.
(Places box on buffet and takes out a larger box, with partitions
for cigars, matches, and cigarettes. As she moves about, REDDY
keeps her well in the light of the lantern.)
Try those. I'm afraid you've a very poor supper. When father is
away, we have such a small family. I can't see what you've--would
you mind taking that light out of my eyes, and pointing it at that
tray?

HATCH:
(sharply)
Don't you do it. Keep the gun on her.

ALICE:
Oh, I don't mind his pointing the gun at me, so long as he does not
point that light at me. It's most--embarrassing.
(Sternly.)
Turn it down there, please.
(REDDY lets light fall on tray.)
Why, that's cooking sherry you've got. You can't drink THAT! Let
me get you some whiskey.

REDDY:
(covering her with lantern)
No, you don't. That's not whiskey. It's benzine.

ALICE:
You don't mean to say that that benzine bottle is there STILL? I
told Jane to take it away.

REDDY:
(dryly)
Well, Jane didn't do it.

ALICE: