Ben : In where? In this thing? (?He rises and examines it.)

Mrs. Jordan : (also rising) Where did you pick that up, Amelia? It's new since last I was here.

(They examine it closely.)

Mrs. Slater : Oh - Henry picked it up one day.

(Victoria returns, very scared. She closes the door after her.)

Victoria : Mother! Mother

Mrs. Slater : What is it, child?

Victoria : Grandpa's getting up.

Ben : What?

Mrs. Slater : What do you say?

Victoria : Grandpa's getting up.

Mrs. Jordan : The child's crazy

Mrs. Slater : Don't talk so silly. Don't you know your grandpa's dead?

Victoria : No, no; he's getting up. I saw him.

(They are transfixed with amazement; Victoria clings to Mrs. Slater)

Ben : (Suddenly) Hist! Listen.

(They look at the door. A slight chuckling is heard from upstairs. The door opens,revealing an old man clad in a faded but gay dressing-gown. He is in his stockinged feet. Although over seventy, he is vigorous and well coloured. His bright, malicious eyes twinkle under his heavy, reddish-gray eye brows. He is obviously either the old man ABEL MERRYWEATHER or else his ghost.)

(Continued in B. Reading......)

get her own way (idiom) : persuade other people to allow you to do what you want