MRS. RANKLING.

Yes, Archibald.

RANKLING.

Your bonnet's on one side again.

MRS. RANKLING.

[Adjusting it.] Thank you, Archibald. We leave town for the holidays to-morrow; it rests with Dinah whether she spends Christmas in her papa's society or not.

RANKLING.

Don't twitch your fingers, Emma—don't twitch your fingers.

MRS. RANKLING.

[Nervously.] It's a habit, Archibald.