OLIVIA: George and I have had some rathe...

Mr. Pim Passes By

Olivia Telworthy George Marden Lady Marden Brian Strange Dinah

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OLIVIA: George and I have had some rather bad news, Aunt Julia. We wanted your advice. Where will you sit?

LADY MARDEN: Thank you, Olivia. I can sit down by myself.

OLIVIA: (to Dinah). You sit there, my darling.

LADY MARDEN: Well, what is it? Money, I suppose; nobody's safe nowadays.

GEORGE: (signaling for help). Olivia——

OLIVIA: We've just heard that my first husband is still alive.

DINAH: Telworthy!

BRIAN: Good Lord!

LADY MARDEN: George!

DINAH: And only this morning I was saying that nothing ever happened in this house! (Rising from arm-chair and sitting to L. of Olivia and remorsefully to her). Darling, I don't mean that. Darling one!

LADY MARDEN: What does this mean, George? I leave you for ten minutes–barely ten minutes–to go and look at the pigs, and when I come back you tell me

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