GRANNY TYL They have been much better since they ceased living.... There's nothing more to fear, nobody is ever ill, one has no anxiety....
(The clock inside the cottage strikes eight.)
GRANNY TYL (amazed) What's that?...
GAFFER TYL I don't know, I'm sure.... It must be the clock....
GRANNY TYL It can't be.... It never strikes....
GAFFER TYL Because we no longer think of the time.... Was any one thinking of the time?...
TYLTYL Yes, I was.... What is the time?...
GAFFER TYL I'm sure I can't tell.... I've forgotten how.... It struck eight times, so I suppose it's what they call eight o'clock up there....
TYLTYL Light expects me at a quarter to nine.... It's because of the Fairy.... It's extremely important.... I'm off!...
GRANNY TYL Don't leave us like that, just as supper's ready!... Quick, quick, let's lay the table outside.... I've got some capital cabbage-soup and a beautiful plum-tart....