THE CLIMBERS



  STERLING. No !

  WARDEN. [Losing entirely his selI-control.1

What do you want to make you fight-will that

      [He gives him a stinging blow in the face.

  STERLING. Yes!

  [He springs toward WARDEN as RUTH and

    MASON enter Left. The two men stand rigid,

    WARDEN breathing heavily.

  RUTH. Blanche, may I bring in - where's

Blanche 

  STERLING. I don't know.

  MASON. Good morning, gentlemen.

  [There is no response. WARDEN is with great

    difficulty restraining himself. His lips are

    compressed tightly and his hands clenched.

  RUTH. What's the trouble 

  STERLING. I have just told Warden my wife's

decision not to leave me.



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