Stephanie Cole: Diana Trent

Quotes 

• Jane : Admittedly, as a younger woman, my romantic life was confined to rather stilted letters between me and my Canadian pen-pal, Mister Chigatchgou.

  Diana : Mister Chigatchgou?

  Jane : He was Eskimo.

  Diana : Oh, an Inuit.

  Jane : No, he was very bright.

• [first lines] 

  Tom : [wincing and shifting in his seat]  Ooooo-oo!

  Diana : What on earth's the matter?

  Tom : Wind! Been at me all night. It must be yesterday's dead dog stew.

  [winces again] 

  Tom : Ay-oh, aah. That's better. Must have done a U turn.

  Diana : Thank God for that!

  Tom : Well, better an empty house than a bad tenant.

  Diana : Well, just don't do your evicting in here.

• Diana : [reading junk mail]  "Dear Miss Trent" How do they know my name?

  Tom : Probably they looked at the envelope.

• [last lines] 

  Tom : I give up; I really do. To hell with honesty. Here's to the devious; long may they reign.

  Diana : I'll drink to that.