" "Will you be
Henpecked?" A large, round table centre is littered with papers
and pamphlets. A large desk stands between the windows. A settee
is against the left wall.
[When the curtain rises, ROSE MERTON (otherwise "GINGER") is
discovered seated, her left arm resting on the table. She is a
young lady typical of the Cockney slavey type, dressed according to
the ideas of her class as regards the perfect lady. Her hat is
characteristic. Her gloves, her reticule, her umbrella--the latter
something rather "saucy"--are displayed around her. She is feeling
comfortable and airing her views. MRS. CHINN is laying the cloth
over a portion of the table, with some tea-things. MRS. CHINN is a
thin, narrow-chested lady with thin hands and bony wrists. No one
since her husband died has ever seen her without her bonnet. Its
appearance suggests the possibility that she sleeps in it. It is
black, like her dress. The whole figure is decent, but dingy.]
GINGER Wot I say about the question is -
MRS.
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