GERALD。Dearmother，Iknewyouwouldn’tstandinmyway。YouarethebestwomanGodevermade。And，asforLordIllingworth，I
don’tbelieveheiscapableofanythinginfamousorbase。Ican’tbelieveitofhim—Ican’t。
HESTER。[Outside。]Letmego!Letmego![EnterHESTERinterror，andrushesovertoGERALDandflingsherselfinhisarms。]
HESTER。Oh!saveme—savemefromhim!
GERALD。Fromwhom？