She was dressed with great simplicity, in plain frock, apron, and white cap, to represent a fair young Quakeress, and she sung a song about her lover with much "archness"-- a delightful quality in woman.
"Splendid, splendid! Bravo!" shouted Joseph at the end of the first verse.

"That fetches 'em, don't it, sir?
Positively drags 'em, in, sir." He addressed his words, without turning his head, to a man who had just come in, and was gazing at him with unbounded astonishment.
"You here, Joe?
?" he said.
Joe started.
"Why, Chalker, who'd have thought to meet you in this music-hall ?" "It's a good step, isn't it?
And what are you doing, Joe?
I heard you'd left the P.and O.Company." "Had to," said Joe.

"A gentleman has no choice but to resign.

Ought never to have gone there.

There's no position, Chalker--no position at all in the service.