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You don’t think we want to ask her favors, but Henry ’s in bad trouble and she ’ll just have to help us this time.

There’ s one way out of your troubles. One thing you could all do, for a change, instead of making Jane pay all your bills. I wonder you have n’t any of you thought of it.

What could we do?

Go to work and earn something for yourselves.

Like you do, I suppose.

The laughing-stock of all Veazie!

Everybody ’s talkin’ about it, anywhere you go.

Jane Croshy’s White Slave, that ’s what they call you. Jane Crosby’s White Slave.

(fiercely)

They call me that, do they?

(to Nettie)

Why can’t you ever hold your tongue?

(in cold anger)

I ’ve been a damned fool. I ’m through.

[Hannah enters.

She wants you,

Jane?