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The Mob John Galsworthy ACT I It is half-past nine of a July evening. In a dining-roomlighted by sconces, and apparelled in wall-paper, carpet, andcurtains of deep vivid blue, the large French windows betweentwo columns are open on to a wide terrace, beyond which are seentrees in darkness, and distant shapes of lighted houses. On oneside is a bay window, over which curtains are partly drawn.Opposite to this window is a door leading into the hall. At anoval rosewood table, set with silver, flowers, fruit, and wine, six people are seated after dinner. Back to the bay window isSTEPHEN MORE, the host, a man of forty, with a fine-cut face, arather charming smile, and the eyes of an idealist; to hisright, SIR, JOHN JULIAN, an old soldier, with thin brownfeatures, and grey moustaches; to SIR JOHN's right, his brother, the DEAN OF STOUR, a tall, dark, ascetic-looking Churchman: tohis right KATHERINE is leaning forward, her elbows on the table, and her chin on her hands, staring across at her husband; to herright sits EDWARD MENDIP, a pale man of forty-five, very bald, with a fine forehead, and on his clear-cut lips a smile thatshows his teeth; between him and MORE is HELEN JULIAN, a prettydark-haired young woman, absorbed in thoughts of her own. Thevoices are tuned to the pitch of heated discussion, as thecurtain rises. THE DEAN. I disagree with you, Stephen; absolutely, entirely disagree. MORE. I can't help it.... We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experienc