What's the news?
(Mail Carrier makes dumb show that he cannot speak, waving his arms and pointing to his iced mouth and then to the stove.)
(Capt. Eppingwell laughs and lets him pass.)
(To Mrs. Eppingwell.)
He's so iced up he cannot speak. Wait till he thaws out, and then I'll get hold of him. In the meantime—
MRS. EPPINGWELL
(Interrupting.)
In the meantime you must meet the Lisznayi.
CAPT. EPPINGWELL
The Lisznayi!