Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles. HALE. So I knocked again, and I thought I heard somebody say, “Come in.” I wasn’t sure, I’m not sure yet, but I opened the door—this door (indicating the door by which the two women are still standing), and there in that rocker—(pointing to it) sat Mrs. Wright.

What can you infer about Hale based on both the dialogue and stage directions in this excerpt?