[ ...So she has. If not Edna, then one of the others might've notified her already, judging from the way she so suddenly cut her off.

That's all right. Rose might need time to sort out her feelings here too. So Edna does what she does best, providing a sense of stability, and huffs. ]

Eating us out of house and home the day you get here, huh? Figures. We've got some leftover meat and potatoes, but you [ She punctuates her sentence with a point of her umbrella. ] have to take a shower first.

[ Rose's clothes might be clean for the moment, but as for Rose herself? The smell of swamp doesn't go away so easily, and neither does the bad breath of Malboro/Morbol. ]

Contrary to popular belief, a Rose by any other name would not, in fact, smell as sweet right now.