WILL. And he said it didn't make any difference?
LAURA. He—he didn't say anything. We're just going to be married, that's all.
WILL. Did you mention my name and say that we'd been rather companionable for the last two months?
LAURA. I told him you'd been a very good friend to me.
During this scene LAURA answers WILL with difficulty, and to a man of the world it is quite apparent that she is not telling the truth. WILL looks over toward her in an almost threatening way.
WILL. How soon do you expect him back?
[Crossing to centre.
LAURA. Quite soon. I don't know just exactly how long he'll be.
WILL. And you mean to tell me that you kept your promise and told him the truth? [Crossing to trunk.
LAURA. I—I—[Then with defiance.] What business have you got to ask me that? What business have you got to interfere anyway? [Crossing up to bed in alcove, gets dresses off foot, and puts them on sofa.