What does she mean? [Reading.] “I’ve just heard from Mr. Wynne about your good luck, and I have another piece of good news for you.” [She puts the letter down and quickly opens the solicitor’s. She takes out of the envelope a letter and a cheque. She glances at it.] A cheque—for five hundred pounds.... Oh, Eddie, listen. [Reading.] “Dear Miss Marsh,—I have had several interviews with Mr. Wickham in relation to the late Miss Wickham’s estate, and I ventured to represent to him that you had been very badly treated. Now that everything is settled he wishes to send you the enclosed cheque as some recognition of your devoted service to his late aunt....” Five hundred pounds!
Marsh.
That’s a very respectable sum.
Hornby.
I could do with that myself.
Norah.
I’ve never had so much money in all my life.
Marsh.
But what’s the other piece of good news that Miss Stick-in-the-mud talks about?
Norah.