WILLIAM (glancing over it). Yes ... yes. I’ve been wondering if we’ve been going too far.
ISOBEL. About the money?
WILLIAM. No, no. No, no, I wasn’t thinking about the money.
[249]ISOBEL. What, then?
WILLIAM. Well.... Well.... I’m wondering.... Can we feel quite certain that if we make this announcement—can we feel quite certain that we are not—well—going too far?
ISOBEL. You mean about the money?
WILLIAM. No, no, no, no.
ISOBEL. Then what else? I don’t understand.
WILLIAM. Suppose—I only say suppose—it were not true. I mean, can we be so certain that it is true? You see, once we make this announcement it is then too late. We cannot contradict it afterwards and say that we have made a mistake. It is irrevocable.
ISOBEL (hardly able to believe it). Are you suggesting that we should—hush it up?