Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century
Decades: 210s 220s 230s 240s 250s - 260s - 270s 280s 290s 300s 310s
Years: 260 261 263 264 265 - 266 - 267 268 269 270 271
Births
Deaths
see them going without food.
BARTHWICK. [Hastily.] Well--er--thank you, I just wanted to hear
Jones--I think it is only fair to tell you, a silver cigarette-boxsir.
BARTHWICK. Yes; you have not seen it, I suppose?
MRS. JONES. [Realising that suspicion is upon her; with an uneasyyes, in this room.
MRS. JONES. No, sir, I have n't seen it--of course if I 'd seen it
head.] I have not seen it, and of course I don't know where it is.
[She turns and goes quietly out.]
BARTHWICK. H'm!
[The three BARTHWICKS avoid each other's glances.]ACT II
SCENE I
The JONES's lodgings, Merthyr Street, at half-past two o'clock.
The bare room, with tattered oilcloth and damp, distempered
half-dressed; his coat is thrown across his feet, and muddy
is opened and MRS. JONES comes in, dressed in a pinched black
up in the "Times." She puts her parcel down, unwraps an apron,
bacon. Taking a teapot from the cupboard, she rinses it,
it on the hearth, and sitting in a wooden chair quietly begins
two.
JONES. What you back so soon for?
.