A Delicate Balance Scene

First Line:

Edna? Harry? What a surprise! Tobias, it’s Harry and Edna. Come in. Why don’t you take off your…

Evening, Claire

Sit down, we were just having a cordial… Have you been… out? Uh, to the club?

I like this room

To the club?

What have you done to the room Agnes?

Oh, the summer things are off.

Of Course

Have you been to the club?

“Have you-all been to the club?”

I wondered!

Why, why, no, Agnes…

I wondered, for I thought perhaps you’d dropped by here on your way from there.

No…no..

Or perhaps that we were having a party, and I’d had a lost day…

Just… sitting home

Well

May I have some brandy, Tobias?

She’s coming home… I’m afraid.

Why did you come?

Please! Claire! We’re glad you’re here; we’re glad you came to surprise us!

Yes…

We’re glad to see you.

What happened Harry?

Claire! Please!

It’s all right, Tobias

I don’t see why people have to be questioned when they’ve come for a friendly…

In the whole world

Now, now, Edna.

We couldn’t go anywhere else, so we came here.

Well, we’ll…you did the right thing…of course

Can I go to bed now? Please?

Bed?

Please?

Bed?

Please?

Of…of course you can. There’s…there’s Julia’s room, and… come with me, dear. Tobias?