Turn my
brother out if he disturbs you. Soames: bring the letters out
here.
SYKES. He wont be offended at my offering it, will he?
MRS GEORGE. Not he! He touches children with the mace to cure
them of ringworm for fourpence apiece. [She goes into the study.
Soames follows her].
THE GENERAL. Well, Edith, I'm a little disappointed, I must
say. However, I'm glad it was done by somebody in a public
uniform.
Mrs Bridgenorth and Lesbia come in through the tower. Mrs
Bridgenorth makes for the Bishop. He goes to her, and they meet
near the oak chest. Lesbia comes between Sykes and Edith.
THE BISHOP. Alice, my love, theyre married.
MRS BRIDGENORTH [placidly] Oh, well, thats all right. Better tell
Collins.
Soames comes back from the study with his writing materials. He
seats himself at the nearest end of the table and goes on with
his work. Hotchkiss sits down in the next chair round the table
corner, with his back to him.
LESBIA. You have both given in, have you?
EDITH. Not at all. We have provided for everything.
SOAMES. How?
EDITH. Before going to the church, we went to the office of that
insurance company--whats its name, Cecil?
SYKES. The British Family Insurance Corporation.
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