GRINNIDGE，smokingpeacefullythroughthesilencewhichhisfriendhasabsent—mindedlyletfollowuponhislastwords:\"Well，youseemdisposedtotakeyourtimeaboutit。\"
RANSOM:\"Aboutwhat？Oh，yes！Well\"—
MISSREED:\"’Sh！Listen。\"
MISSSPAULDING:\"Iwon’tlisten！It’sshameful:it’swicked！I
don’tseehowyoucandoit，Ethel！\"Sheremains，however，kneelingneartheregister，andsheinvoluntarilyinclinesalittlemoretowardit。