especially after this terrible letter.
PIKE
By-the-way, did you finish it?
[ETHEL looks at the letter, which she has continued to hold in her hand.]
ETHEL
I think so.
[Turns the page.]
No—it says "over."
[She turns the sheet—looks at it attentively for a moment—looks up, casts a quick glance of astonishment at PIKE.]
PIKE