'You play the faithful and attached servant; you are turned out of doors with the wife and child.' 'Always coupled with that infernal phenomenon,' sighed Mr Folair; 'and we go into poor lodgings, where I won't take any wages, and talk sentiment, I suppose ?' 'Why--yes,' replied Nicholas: 'that is the course of the piece.' 'I must have a dance of some kind, you know,' said Mr Folair.

'You'll have to introduce one for the phenomenon, so you'd better make a PAS DE DEUX, and save time.' 'There's nothing easier than that,' said Mr Lenville, observing the disturbed looks of the young dramatist.
'Upon my word I don't see how it's to be done,' rejoined Nicholas.
'Why, isn't it obvious ?' reasoned Mr Lenville.

'Gadzooks, who can help seeing the way to do it ?--you astonish me! You get the distressed lady, and the little child, and the attached servant, into the poor lodgings, don't you ?--Well, look here.

The distressed lady sinks into a chair, and buries her face in her pocket-handkerchief.

"What makes you weep, mama ?" says the child.