Hush! you must be quiet. Everybody has gone to bed, and I—I'm not sure I'm allowed to receive visitors——
Avonia.
Oh!
Gadd.
Then we are intruders?
Rose.
I mean, such late visitors.
[Colpoys has taken off his coat, and is shaking it vigorously.]
Avonia.
Stop it, Augustus! ain't I wet enough? [To Rose.] Yes, it is latish, but I so wanted to inform you—here—[bringing Gadd forward] allow me to introduce —my husband.