Everyone took his seat again with an animated look and renewed attention.

La Faloise directed his first glance in Gaga's direction, but he was dumfounded at seeing by her side the tall fair man who but recently had been in Lucy's stage box.
"What IS that man's name ?" he asked.
Fauchery failed to observe him.
"Ah yes, it's Labordette," he said at last with the same careless movement.

The scenery of the second act came as a surprise.

It represented a suburban Shrove Tuesday dance at the Boule Noire.
Masqueraders were trolling a catch, the chorus of which was accompanied with a tapping of their heels.

This 'Arryish departure, which nobody had in the least expected, caused so much amusement that the house encored the catch.