MARY

Why did you run away from home?

JONATHAN

I mustn't tell.

MARY

Oh, you won't tell anything!

JOHN III (_pointing to Hank_)

What did you say _he_ was, Ma'mselle?

MLLE. PERRAULT

He is a vagrant--

MARY AND JOHN III

What's a vagrant?

MARY

Ooh--

[_Puts up her hand to make a wish._

JOHN III

Aw, I'm not going to make a wish. Grandfather'll get it for me anyway if I want it.

MARY

Now, John Clay III--

[_Jonathan looks up quickly._

You always spoil things.

JONATHAN

Is that Mary Clay and John Clay?

MLLE. PERRAULT

Yes.

JONATHAN

They don't remember Jonathan, do they?

MLLE. PERRAULT

You mean Jonathan who ran away?

JONATHAN

Yes, ma'am.

MARY

Who's Jonathan?

JOHN III

He's David's friend. I know that. And he was very good.

MLLE. PERRAULT

What do you know about Jonathan?

JONATHAN

I knew him once--

MLLE. PERRAULT

He was a splendid little man! He could make such lovely songs.

JONATHAN

Do you remember the one he and Susan Sample made up?

MLLE. PERRAULT

Let's see--how did it go?

[_Hums a little--tries several folk tunes. The children edge up to Jonathan during this and manage to touch his back several times, each keeping count.

Jonathan smiles at them, thinking it's attention._

JONATHAN

No, it went this way.

[_He sings a little of the song and Mlle. Perrault joins him. As he stops singing she switches the time to waltz time and begins to sway to it. The music is taken up as by a dream-orchestra and Mlle. Perrault dances a very lovely little waltz._

JOHN III