LAURA. She'll die of curiosity.
TIPPY. Telephone operators develop immunity.
LAURA. You're a dear. Thanks.--But--what shall we do?
TIPPY. There is nothing more we can do until you're ready to notify the Missing Persons Bureau.
LAURA. Do you think we ought to?
TIPPY. No.--I hate to seem callous to your distress, dear, but involving the police department at this moment would be a little premature.
LAURA. But I'm so worried. He might do anything, Tippy.
TIPPY. The chances are he'll do nothing but take a walk.
LAURA. If I only knew ...
TIPPY. And what could you tell the police? Man quarrelled with wife, left house, has been gone four hours....