Beatie.

Don’t be a silly boy—of course you could.

Cis.

Then I shall; and when I feel inclined to have a spree, I shall think of that paper and say, “Cis Farringdon, if you ever get locked up, you’ll lose the most beautiful girl in the world.”

Beatie.

And so you will.

[He goes to the writing-table.

Cis.

I’d better write it now, before my head gets well again.

[He writes; she bends over him.