ENGLAND [_cutting in_]. ’Ope we ’aven’t upset you, dear. [_She is
bustling them all up_.]
FANNY. Not at all. [_She is kissing the girls_.] It’s been so good to
see you all again.
ENGLAND. ’Urry up, girls, there’s dears. [_To Fanny_] Good-bye, dear.
[_Kissing her_.] We _do_ miss yer.
FANNY. I’m glad you do.
ENGLAND. Oh, it ain’t the same show. [_The others are crowding out of
the door_. _She and Fanny are quite apart_.] No chance of your coming
back to it, I suppose? [_A moment_.] Well, there, you never know, do
yer? Good-bye, dear. [_Kisses her again_.]
FANNY. Good-bye! [_She stands watching them out_. _Bennet goes down
with them_. _Ernest is busy collecting debris_. _Jane and Honoria stand
one each side of the table_, _rigid_, _with set faces_. _After a moment
Fanny goes to the open window_. _The voices of the girls below_,
_crowding into the van_, _come up into the room_. _She calls down to
them_.] Good-bye. You’ve plenty of time. What? Yes, of course.
[_Laughs_.] All right. Good-bye. [_She turns_, _comes slowly back_.
_She looks at Jane and Honoria_, _where they stand rigid_. _Honoria
makes a movement with her shoulders—takes a step towards the door_.]
Honoria! [_Honoria stops—slowly turns_.] You can take away these
glasses. Jane will help you.
_Bennet has reappeared_.