Act II-3

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SHIRLEY. You ain't goin. I thought not. [He resumes his seat]. BARBARA [calling] Jenny! JENNY [appearing at the shelter door with a plaster on the corner of her mouth] Yes, Major. BARBARA. Send Rummy Mitchens out to clear away here. JENNY. I think she's afraid. BARBARA [her resemblance to her mother flashing out for a moment] Nonsense! she must do as she's told. JENNY [calling into the shelter] Rummy: the Major says you must come. Jenny comes to Barbara, purposely keeping on the side next Bill, lest he should suppose that she shrank from him or bore malice. BARBARA. Poor little Jenny! Are you tired? [Looking at the wounded cheek] Does it hurt? JENNY. No: it's all right now. It was nothing. BARBARA [critically] It was as hard as he could hit, I expect. Poor Bill! You don't feel an

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