to Booterstown. [He takes off his cap and throws it on a chair.] I am very hungry.
Robert
[Takes his hat from the table.] Richard, goodbye. [Offering his hand.] To our next meeting!
Richard
[Rises, touches his hand.] Goodbye.
[Bertha appears at the door on the right.]
Robert
[Catches sight of her: to Archie.] Get your cap. Come on with me. I'll buy you a cake and I'll tell you a story.
Archie
[To Bertha.] May I, mamma?
Bertha
Yes.
Arche
[Takes his cap.] I am ready.
Robert
[To Richard and Bertha.] Goodbye to pappa and mamma. But not a big goodbye.
Archie
Will you tell me a fairy story, Mr Hand?
Robert
A fairy story? Why not? I am your fairy godfather.
[They go out together through the double doors and down the garden. When they have gone Bertha goes to Richard and puts her arm round his waist.]
