"Come with me," I said.
"Where the dickens are you off to?"
"I am going for a walk."
"What! a walk?"
"Yes!"
"Just when the curtain is going to rise?"
"Exactly! I do not feel sure about the fourth act and would much rather it began without me."
"Are you sure about the end?"
"Oh! the end is a different matter ... We will come back for that, never fear!"