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emotion。＇
JAWBONES You needn't stop。 Miss Rose Merton will do the waiting。
GINGER ＇Starts； then begins to collect her etceteras。＇
MRS。 CHINN Perhaps there'll be time to cook him another。
＇She goes out。＇
JAWBONES Take off that cover。
GINGER ＇She starts on a bolt for the door。＇
JAWBONES ＇He is quite prepared。 In an instant he is in front of
her。＇ No； yer don't。
＇A pause。＇
Take off that cover。
GINGER ＇She still hesitates。＇
JAWBONES If yer don't do what I tell yer； I'll 'ide yer。 I'm in
the mood。
GINGER ＇She takes off the cover。＇
JAWBONES ＇He seats himself and falls to。＇ Now pour me out a cup
of tea。
GINGER ＇Is pouring it out。＇
JAWBONES Know why yer doing it？
GINGER ＇With shrill indignation。＇ Yus。 Becos yer got me 'ere
alone； yer beast； with only that cracked image of a Mrs。 Chinn …
JAWBONES That'll do。
GINGER ＇It is sufficient。 She stops。＇
JAWBONES None of your insults agen a lady as I 'olds in 'igh
respect。 The rest of it is all right。 Becos I've got yer 'ere
alone。 You wimmin； you think it's going to pay you to chuck law
and order。 You're out for a fight； are yer？
GINGER Yus； and we're going to win。 Brute force 'as 'ad its d'y。
It's brains wot are going to rule the world。 And we've got 'em。
＇She has become quite oratorical。＇
JAWBONES Glad to 'ear it。 Take my tip： you'll use 'em。
Meanwhile I'll 'ave another cup o' tea。
GINGER ＇She takes the cupis making for the window。＇
JAWBONES ＇Fierce again。＇ I said tea。
GINGER All right； I was only going to throw the slops out of
window。 There ain't no basin。
JAWBONES I'll tell yer when I want yer to open the window and call
for the p'lice。 You can throw them into the waste…paper basket。
GINGER ＇She obeys。＇
JAWBONES Thank you。 Very much obliged。 One of these d'ys； maybe；
you'll marry。
GINGER When I do； it will be a man； not a monkey。
JAWBONES I'm not proposing。 I'm talking to you for your good。
GINGER ＇Snorts。＇
JAWBONES You've been listening to a lot of toffs。 Easy enough for
them to talk about wimmen not being domestic drudges。 They keep a
cook to do it。 They don't pity 'e for being a down…trodden slive；
spending sixteen hours a d'y in THEIR kitchen with an evening out
once a week。 When you marry it will be to a bloke like me； a
working man 。 。 。
GINGER Working！ ＇She follows it with a shrill laugh。＇
JAWBONES Yus。 There's always a class as laughs when you mention
the word 〃work。〃 Them as knows wot it is； don't。 I've been at it
since six o'clock this morning； carrying a ladder； a can of paste
weighing twenty pounds； and two 'undred double royal posters。 You
try it！ When 'e comes 'ome； 'e'll want 'is victuals。 If you've
got 'em ready for 'im and are looking niceno reason why you
shouldn'tand feeling amiable； you'll get on very well together。
If you are going to argue with 'im about woman's sphere； you'll get
the worst of it。
GINGER You always was a bully。
JAWBONES Not always。 Remember last Bank 'oliday？ ＇He winks。＇
GINGER ＇She tries not to give in。＇
JAWBONES 'Ave a cup of tea。 ＇He pours it out for her。＇
GINGER ＇The natural woman steals inshe sits。＇
JAWBONES 'Ow are they doing you； fairly well？
GINGER Oh！ Well； nothing to grumble at。
JAWBONES You can do a bit o' dressing on it。
GINGER ＇She meets his admiring eye。 The suffragette departs。＇
Dressing don't cost muchwhen you've got tyste。
JAWBONES Wot！ Not that 'at？
GINGER Made it myself。
JAWBONES No！
GINGER Honour bright！ Tell yer …
＇GEOFFREY and ST。 HERBERT enter。 JAWBONES and GINGER make to rise。
GINGER succeeds。＇
GEOFFREY All right； all right。 Don't let me disturb the party。
Where's Mr。 Sigsby？
JAWBONES Gone to look up the police； I think； sir。 ＇Having
finished； he rises。＇ Some of those factory girls been up to their
larks again。
GEOFFREY Umph！ What's it about this time？
JAWBONES They've took objection to one of our posters。
GEOFFREY What； another！ ＇To ST。 HERBERT。＇ Woman has disappointed
me as a fighter。 She's willing enough to strike。 If you hit back；
she's surprised and grieved。
ST。 HERBERT She's come to the game rather late。
GEOFFREY She might have learned the rules。 ＇To JAWBONES。＇ Which
particular one is it that has failed to meet with their approval？
JAWBONES It's rather a good one； sir； from our point of view：
〃Why she left her 'appy 'ome。〃
GEOFFREY I don't seem to remember it。 Have I seen it？
JAWBONES I don't think you 'ave； sir。 It was Mr。 Sigsby's idea。
On the left； the ruined 'ome； baby crying it's little 'eart out
eldest child lying on the floor； scaldedupset the tea…kettle over
itselfyoungest boy in flamesbeen playing with the matches；
nobody there to stop 'im。 At the open door the father； returning
from work。 Nothing ready for 'im。 On the other side'ER； on a
tub； spouting politics。
GEOFFREY ＇To ST。 HERBERT。＇ Sounds rather good。
JAWBONES Wait a minute。 There was a copy somewhere abouta
proof。 ＇He is searching for it on the deskfinds it。＇ Yus； 'ere
'tis。 ＇To GINGER。＇ Catch 'old。
＇JAWBONES and GINGER hold it displayed。＇ That's the one； sir。
ST。 HERBERT Why is the working man； for pictorial purposes； always
a carpenter？
GINGER It's the skirt we object to。
GEOFFREY The skirt！ What's wrong with the skirt？
GINGER Well； it's only been out of fashion for the last three
years； that's all。
GEOFFREY Oh！ I see。 ＇To ST。 HERBERT。＇ We've been hitting them
below the belt。 What do you think I ought to do about it？
ST。 HERBERT What would you have thought yourself； three weeks ago？
GEOFFREY You and I have been friends ever since we were boys。 You
rather like me； don't you？
ST。 HERBERT ＇Puzzled。＇ Yes。
GEOFFREY If I were to suddenly hit you on the nose； what would
happen？
ST。 HERBERT I understand。 Woman has suddenly started hitting man
on the nose。 Her excuse being that she really couldn't keep her
hands off him any longer。
JAWBONES ＇He has pinned the poster to the wall。＇ They begun it。
To 'ear them talk； you'd think as man had never done anything
right。
GEOFFREY He's quite right。 Their posters are on every hoarding：
〃Who's made all the Muddles？ Man！〃 〃Men's Promises！ Why； it's
all Froth！〃 〃Woman this Time！〃 I suppose it will have to go。
JAWBONES ＇Hopefully。＇ Up； sir？
GEOFFREY No； Jawbones。 Into the dust…heap with the rest。
＇JAWBONES is disgusted。 GINGER is triumphant。＇
GEOFFREY I must talk to Sigsby。 He's taking the whole thing too
seriously。 It will be some time before we reach that stage。 ＇To
JAWBONES。＇ Ask Mrs。 Chinn to bring me a cup of tea。
＇JAWBONES goes out。＇
＇He seats himself at table and takes up some correspondence。 To
GINGER。＇ Are you waiting for any one？
GINGER A letter from her ladyship。 ＇She picks up from the desk
and hands him the letter SIGSBY had thrown there。＇ Her ladyship
thought you ought to be consulted。
GEOFFREY ＇He reads the short letter with a gathering frownhands
it across to ST。 HERBERT。＇
ST。 HERBERT ＇Having read； he passes it back in silence。＇
GEOFFREY ＇To GINGER。＇