XIV

A PASSING IN JUNE, 1915

PROLOGUE

SCENE. The parlour of an Auberge.

PERSONS. A stoist motherly MADAME, a wrinkled fatherly MONSIEUR, and a plain but pleasant MA'MSELLE. Some English soldiers drinking. CECIL is talking in French to MONSIEUR, and they are all very friendly.

MADAME. Alors, vous n'avez pas encore été aux tranchées?

CECIL. Mais non, Madame, peut-être ce soir.

(MONSIEUR and MADAME exchange glances. CECIL rises to go.)

CECIL. À Jeudi, Monsieur, Madame, Ma'mselle.

MONSIEUR, MADAME, AND MA'MSELLE (in chorus). À Jeudi, Monsieur.

MADAME (earnestly). Bon courage, Monsieur!

(Curtain)