No, but I expect her here every minute.
Mrs. Golightly.
[With a gasp.] Here?
Penelope.
She rang up last night and spoke [imitating a man’s tones] in a deep voice, like this, so that I shouldn’t recognise her. She asked if Dickie was at home, and I said he wasn’t. [Imitating the man’s voice again.] Will you ask him to ring up Mrs. Mack as soon as he comes back? Oh! I said, I think he’s been at Mrs. Mack’s all the evening, and I rang off quickly. And this morning I just took the receiver off, and I think by now Ada must be in a pretty temper.
[She catches sight of Golightly and goes up to look at what he is writing.
Penelope.
[Tapping the table sharply with her open hand.] Two and two don’t make five, father.
Golightly.
I never said they did, darling.