[Outside.] William! [Rose opens the door; Miss Gower enters.] Oh, William, what has become of you? has anything dreadful happened?
Sir William.
Sit down, Trafalgar. This gentleman is about to read a comedy. A cheer! [Testily.] Are there no cheers here! [Rose brings a chair and places it for Miss Gower beside Sir William's chair.] Sit down.
Miss Gower.
[Sitting, bewildered.] William, is all this—quite——?
Sir William.
[Sitting.] Yes, Trafalgar, quite in place—quite in place——
[Imogen sits. Rose pulls the dress-basket round, as Colpoys and Gadd swagger in at the door, Colpoys smoking a pipe, Gadd a large cigar.]
Sir William.
[To Tom, referring to Gadd and Colpoys.] Friends of yours?