[Exit DINAH.
GEORGE. Olivia, you don't seriously suggest that we should discuss these things with a child like Dinah and a young man like Strange, a mere acquaintance.
OLIVIA. Dinah will have to know. I'm very fond of her, George. You can't send me away without telling Dinah. And Brian is my friend. You have your solicitor and your aunt and your conscience to consult—mayn't I even have Brian?
GEORGE (forgetting). I should have thought that your husband——
OLIVIA. Yes, but we don't know where Jacko is.
GEORGE. I was not referring to—er—Telworthy.
OLIVIA. Well then?
GEORGE. Well, naturally I—you mustn't—Oh, this is horrible!
(He comes back to his desk as the others come in.)
OLIVIA (getting up). George and I have had some rather bad news, Aunt Julia. We wanted your advice. Where will you sit?