Nothing doing since you left.
[And bends close to explain.
Lucy
If you'll excuse me, Doctor Hamilton, I always take forty winks before dressing. We dine at eight.
[Going, she signals to the others. Ernest and Helen exchange smiles.
Theodore
[laughing, to Lucy]
Ss't! Don't tell John what's going on! Keep him busy telephoning. [Lucy nods excitedly and almost runs to obey the Church.] Helen, if you and Ernest will excuse me, I really must write to Mary.
[Their shoulders are close together and they seem too absorbed to reply. Theodore smiles down upon them and signals the Judge to come along. The Judge, however, shakes his head but waves Theodore into the house. Uncle Everett looks at the lovers with quizzical interest. He draws near and eavesdrops shamelessly.
Helen