Long Day's Journey Into Night

It is now early evening, and Cathleen and Mary are standing in the living room. Cathleen is a little drunk, and Mary looks disheveled as she chats with Cathleen. Mary notes the foghorn from a lighthouse in the distance, and Cathleen thanks Mary for letting her ride in the back of the car to town, pointing out that Smythe, the driver, harasses Cathleen. Cathleen goes to leave, but Mary stops her, not wanting to be alone. Mary convinces her to stay, saying that the men will not be back soon, and offering Cathleen another drink. Cathleen takes a drink, and Mary tells her to refill the bottle with water, as Jamie did earlier. Mary comments that Tyrone will be too drunk when he comes home to notice the taste. Cathleen assumes Tyrone will be drunk because of Edmund’s illness, and Mary denies that Edmund is seriously ill.

Cathleen comments that Tyrone is a good man, and she says that he loves Mary dearly. Cathleen asks why Mary never acted on the stage, and Mary says that the theater is not respectable, blaming the theater for the trouble she has had in her marriage. Mary appreciates