No one will see you." They reached the hall and waited in the dressing room for the other gentleman to get there with the pantaloons.

It was growing late and the people who crowded the hall began to get impatient.
"That's all right," once more exclaimed the ever ready mayor, "we can fix that." He shoved a stand to the middle of the stage and taking a large table cover; arranged it so that it hung to the floor in front, thus hiding everything behind it from the eyes of the crowd.

On the stand were placed the rubber dress, the Baby Mine, a pitcher of water and a glass.
Then Boyton stood behind it and from the front he looked as though attired in an irreproachable dress suit.

The curtain was rung up discovering him standing in the shelter of the table, the mayor on one side, ready to introduce him.

In that position Paul acknowledged the introduction and proceeded to describe the rubber dress, his 'mode of navigating in it and an account of his voyages.