(Pilling advances a foot and stands awkwardly near the window.)
Pilling. Letter ready, sir?
Vin. (absently). Yes, yes. (Montgomery rises gets letter from mantel; hands it to Vining.) There you are.
(Up to Pilling, who turns to go.)
One moment, Pilling, I want to ask you something. Can you tell me how people in the town talk of the Polygon?
Pilling. How they talk, sir?
Vin. Yes. What's the general opinion of us? Pilling. It's not for the likes of me to talk against the gentry.
Walter. They do talk against us, then?
Pilling (awkwardly). Well, sir——- (He pauses.)
Walter (helping him out). Tell them how you live, Pilling.