kent comes in.
kent. Does it work?
trebell. [Slamming down the receiver.] You and your new toy! What is it?
kent. I'm not sure about the plugs of it . . I thought I'd got them wrong. Mrs. O'Connell has come to see Miss Trebell, who is out, and she says will we ask you if any message has been left for her.
trebell. No. Oh, about dinner? Well, she's round at Mrs. Farrant's.
kent. I'll ring them up.
He goes back into his room to do so leaving trebell's door open. The two continue their talk.
trebell. My difficulties will be with Percival.
wedgecroft. Not over the Church.
trebell. You see I must discover how keen he'd be on settling the Education quarrel, once and for all . . what there is left of it.