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JINNY. [_Astounded._] _Who?_
[_She rises._
TILLMAN AND MRS. TILLMAN. _Who?_
MAGGIE. Mrs. Cullingham and her son, madam.
JINNY. They're in Europe.
MRS. TILLMAN. Are you sure you're not mistaken, Maggie?
MAGGIE. Oh, yes'm. Even if you _could_ mistake Mrs. Cullingham, you
couldn't mistake Mr. Peter!
JINNY. Ask them to please come up, Maggie.
MAGGIE. Yes'm.
[_She goes out Right._
TILLMAN. Why, they only just sailed the other day, didn't they?
MRS. TILLMAN. Yes, and they were supposed to be gone all summer at
least, for Ruth Chester's health! What in the world can they have come
back for?
JINNY. [_With curious determination._] _That_ is what _I_ intend to find
out.
TILLMAN. [_Rising._] We must be going, Susan; we've lost our train as it
is.
MRS. TILLMAN. [_Rising._] We can take the seven-two.
[_MAGGIE shows in MRS. CULLINGHAM and PETER. PETER shakes hands with
MRS. TILLMAN, then with JINNY, and then with MR. TILLMAN._
[_MRS. CULLINGHAM kisses MRS. TILLMAN and shakes hands with MR.
TILLMAN._
MRS. CULLINGHAM. Jinny, you angel, aren't you surprised!
[_Kissing her.
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