MRS. HUNTER. [_Beginning to break down._] George! George!
[RUTH _looks at her, furious, and bites her lips hard._ JESSICA _is
standing with her back toward them._
MASON. Well, then--
[_He is interrupted by_ MRS. HUNTER, _who sees_ JESSICA.
MRS. HUNTER. Jess! How rude you are! Turn around this minute! [JESSICA
_does not move._] What do you mean! Excuse me, Mr. Mason! Jess! Such
disrespect to your father's will! Turn around! [_Angry._] Do you hear
me?
JESSICA. [_With her back still turned, her shoulders shaking, speaks in
a voice broken with sobs._] Leave me alone! Leave me alone--
[_She sits in a chair beside her and leans her arms upon its back and
buries her face in her arms._
BLANCHE. [_With her hand on her mother's arm._] Mother! Don't worry her!
MRS. HUNTER. Go on, please, Mr. Mason, and remember, _spare us the
details._ What is our income?
MASON. Mrs. Hunter, there is no income.
MRS. HUNTER. [_Quietly, not at all grasping what he means._] No income!
How is our money--
MASON. I am sorry to say there is _no_ money.
MRS. HUNTER. [_Echoes weakly._] No money?
MASON. Not a penny!
MRS. HUNTER. [_Realizing now what he means, cries out in a loud, hard,
amazed voice._] What!
BLANCHE. [_With her hand on her shoulder.
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