MRS. CURTIS
No. They don’t seem to be. I’m sorry to have disturbed you.
(She moves toward the left entrance as she speaks. The settee follows her. She checks it with a sudden commanding push.)
JESSIE
I hardly think my little brother will come back here. My mother went to look for him.
MRS. CURTIS (politely)
No doubt she’s found him by this time.
(She looks from the settee to Jessie and Rupert, and back again; and her eyes widen with an intense inward struggle.)
JESSIE (turning to look at her coolly)