(They enter the dancehall)
Soldier
Say, Miss Marie, get yourself a glass of beer. (Turning to a blonde who is just dancing past him in the arms of another, very formally) Miss, may I ask for a dance?—
THE PARLOR MAID AND THE YOUNG MAN
Sultry summer afternoon. The parents of the Young Man are away in the country. The cook has gone out. The Parlor-maid is in the kitchen writing a letter to the soldier who is now her sweetheart. The Young Man’s bell rings. She gets up and goes to his room. The Young Man is lying on a couch, smoking a cigarette and reading a French novel.
Maid
Yes, Sir?