Mr. Freeman: Come in—I want to speak to you.
[John comes in and shuts the door, but Mr. Freeman doesn’t speak at once, so, after a moment, John does. He speaks quietly.
John: Whose car’s that outside?
Mr. Freeman: The Sewells’.
John (with quick concern): Is Frankie here?
Mr. Freeman: Yes.
John: Where?
Mr. Freeman: Drawing-room.
John (evidently upset): She said she wasn’t coming round to-night.
Mr. Freeman: You ought to have let your mother know you weren’t coming back to dinner.