[Her words are lost tenderly in a memory.
SUSAN
Why hasn't he ever come back home?
LETITIA (as she busies herself with the contents of the trunk)
That is his secret, Susan, and we mustn't ask too many questions. Nathaniel is coming today. I won't ask any questions.... He was a fine young man. Yes, he's coming back today, my dear. He was the baby of the family.
SUSAN
How old is he now?
LETITIA
You little chatterbox! Between you and Jonathan I have to fight to keep anybody's secrets.
SUSAN