ALICE glances through the telegram quickly and looks perplexed.
CAPTAIN. Well? Don't you find it pleasing?
[ALICE stares in silence at the CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN. [Ironically] Who is it from?
ALICE. From the Colonel.
CAPTAIN. [With self-satisfaction] So I thought—and what does the Colonel say?
ALICE. This is what he says: "On account of Miss Judith's impertinent communication over the telephone, I consider the relationship ended—for ever!"
[Looks intently at the CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN. Once more, if you please.
ALICE. [Reads rapidly] "On account of Miss Judith's impertinent communication over the telephone, I consider the relationship ended—for ever!"