TRIP. Who is she?

WOFF. Mrs. Vane.

TRIP. Mrs. Vane! Mr. Vane’s mother? No—no! that can’t be!

WOFF. Mr. Vane’s wife!

TRIP. Wife?

WOFF. Yes.

TRIP. Then she wasn’t to know you were there?

WOFF. No.

TRIP. Then I let the cat out of the bag?