See you at lunch, Captain?
Jeyes.
Probably. Nodding. Good-night. Good morning. He slouches away to the door on the left and there stops, listening. There is the sound of people approaching, singing uproariously and shouting and laughing. Hullo!
Luigi.
At his elbow. Ho, ho, ho, ho!
Luigi goes out into the corridor and Jeyes retreats behind the counter. The noise increases and presently Fulkerson rushes in, flourishing his arms madly. He is followed by Glynn and Shirley who are carrying Lily upon their interlocked hands, and by Palk who is helping to support her. Then come Heneage and Nita, Grimwood and Daphne, Tavish and Flo, Von Rettenmayer and Enid, de Castro and Gabrielle, Roper and Mrs. Stidulph, Farncombe and Jimmie, Bland and Evangeline, Cooling and Sybil, and Smythe and Olga. Singing the chorus of the “Mind the Paint” song, and dancing to it wildly, they circle the saloon twice, go out at the right-hand door at the back, return at the door on the left, and finally disappear through the double-door and along the landing. The waiters, who have brought up the rear of the procession, gather, with Luigi, in the left-hand corner, clapping their hands, and Stidulph returns, entering at the right-hand door at the back.
Lily.
Waving her bouquet and shrieking with laughter. Ha, ha, ha, ha! Don’t drop me! Don’t drop me!
Heneage and Grimwood.
Yelling. Whoop! Whoop!