[Savagely.] How d'ye do—delighted to see you—for goodness' sake, sit down! [He turns away to the fire. The three girls rise to greet Peggy.]
Dinah.
[Anxiously.'] I don't think it's nearly half-past nine yet.
PEGGY.
[Rather proudly, produces a huge, old-fashioned watch.] Twenty to ten.
DINAH.
I thought it was. [Dinah, Gwendoline, and Ermyntrude run to one window, pull aside the blind, and look out. Peggy goes to the other window, pulls up the blind and opens the window.]
QUECKETT.
What are you doing?