I followed--
BELSIZE (_rising_): I'd be very grateful if you'd all keep your
eyes and ears open, just in case ... (_Shaking hands_) Good
morning ... good morning ... good morning, Mrs. Bramson. I must
apologise again for intruding--
_He turns to_ OLIVIA, _who is still looking out of the
window._
Good morning, Miss ... er ...
_A pause._
OLIVIA (_starting_): I'm so sorry.
BELSIZE: Had you remembered something? OLIVIA: Oh, no....
MRS. BRAMSON: What were you thinking, then?
OLIVIA: Only how ... strange it is.
BELSIZE: What?
OLIVIA: Well, here we all are, perfectly ordinary English people. We
woke up ... no, it's silly.
MRS. BRAMSON: Of course it's silly.
BELSIZE (_giving_ MRS. BRAMSON _an impatient look_): No, go
on. OLIVIA: Well, we woke up this morning, thinking, "Here's another
day." We got up, looked at the weather, and talked; and here we all
are, still talking.... And all that time----
MRS. BRAMSON: My dear girl, who are you to expect a policeman----
BELSIZE (_quelling her sternly_): If you please! I want to hear
what she's got to say.
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