The Vortex

To
G. Calthrop
with a good deal of gratitude

Dramatis Personae

• Preston

• Helen Saville

• Pauncefort Quentin

• Clara Hibbert

• Florence Lancaster

• Tom Veryan

• Nicky Lancaster

• David Lancaster

• Bunty Mainwaring

• Bruce Fairlight

Act I

The scene is the drawing-room of Mrs. Lancaster’s flat in London. The colors and decoration are on the verge of being original. The furniture is simple but distinctly expensive.

Persons shown are Helen Saville and Pauncefort Quentin. Helen Saville and Pauncefort Quentin are shown in by Preston. Helen is a smartly dressed woman of about thirty. “Pawnie” is an elderly maiden gentleman.