Telworthy's plans. Where he is now. You hurried him away so
quickly.
GEORGE. I've sent a note round to ask him to come back. My one idea at
the moment was to get him out of the house--to hush things up.
OLIVIA. You can't hush up two husbands.
GEORGE (in despair). You can't. Everybody will know. Everybody!
OLIVIA. The children, Aunt Julia, they may as well know now as later.
Mr. Pim must, of course.
GEORGE. I do not propose to discuss my private affairs with Mr.
Pim----
OLIVIA. But he's mixed himself up in them rather, hasn't he, and if
you're going to ask him questions----
GEORGE. I only propose to ask him one question. I shall ask him if he
is absolutely certain of the man's name. I can do that quite easily
without letting him know the reason for my inquiry.
OLIVIA. You couldn't make a mistake about a name like Telworthy. But
he might tell us something about Telworthy's plans. Perhaps he's going
back to Australia at once. Perhaps he thinks I'm dead, too. Perhaps--
oh, there are so many things I want to know.
GEORGE. Yes, yes, dear. It would be interesting to--that is, one
naturally wants to know these things, but of course it doesn't make
any real difference.
OLIVIA (surprised).
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