The Dear Departed

Mrs. Slater- Victoria , Victoria , come in will u ???
(Victoria enters)
Mrs. Slater – Im amazed at u. how u can gallivanting about d street with ur grandfather lying dead and cold upstairs.
Mrs. Slater- get off n wear ur blacks ur Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ben r coming to talk about poor grandpa affairs.
(Victoria off, bell rings, henry enters)
Henry- I am wondering If dey will come at all.when u n Elizabeth quarreled she said she d never set foot in ur house again.
Mrs. Slater- Elizabeth will come at once to receive d share of what d grandfather has left.
((after d death of grandfather d bureau n d wall clock was being brought down to give the impression to Mr. n Mrs. Jordan dt it was d possession of Slater’s,as d Slater’s were interested in it. ))
((door bell rings, door not being opened immediately as d pinching or stealing of grandpas things were being done, Arrival of Jordan’s in mourning dresses ))
Mrs. Jordan- well, Amelia, and he’s gone at last
Mrs. Slater- yes,he’s gone at last. He was seventy two.
((Mrs. Jordan n Mrs. Slater weep a little, consoling each other, n discussing d end of every body))
Mrs. Slater-Father went out soon after d breakfast to pay his insurance n he must have gone to the ring o bells afterwards, for he came merry as a sand boy.
Ben – it’s a good thing he did
((Henry n Ben were discussing about d obituary announcements in d paper. Being a costly affair d idea was dropped))
((Victoria interrupts))
Victoria-grandpa did not go to pay the premium rather he met Mr. Tattersal and dey went to d St. Philips Church I suppose .
Mrs. Slater- what ??? to d ring o bells, that public house that John Shorrock’s widow keeps.
Victoria – YES
Ben- do u think he hasn’t paid it?? Was it overdue???
Mrs. Slater- yes I suppose it was
Ben- the drunken old beggar
Mrs. Slater- after all I have done for him, having to put up with him in the house these three years. It’s nothing short of swindling.
Mrs. Jordan- I had to put up with