julia. That's satisfactory. I get my own back again. It's the better one.
(Enter Hannah with a telegram on a salver.)
hannah (in a low voice of mystery). A telegram, Ma'am.
(Julia opens it. The contents evidently startle her, but she retains her presence of mind.)
julia. No answer.
(Exit Hannah.)
julia. Laura, Martha is coming!
laura. Here? Well, I wonder how she has managed that!
(Her sister hands her the telegram, which she reads.)
'Accident. Quite safe. Arriving by the 6.30.' Why, it's after that now!