SHEFFIELD—[Mollifyingly—with a judicial air.]Come now! This is all only suspicion. There is no evidence; you have no case; and the defendant is innocent until you have proved her guilty, remember.[Getting to his feet.] Well, let's break up. Esther, you and I ought to be getting home. [They all rise.]
JAYSON—[Testily.] Well, if I were sure it would all blow over without any open scandal, I'd offer up a prayer of thanks. [The Curtain Falls]
