Telfer.
[Rising.] Ahem! Resume your seats, I beg. Ladies and gentlemen——-
Avonia.
Wait, waitl we're not ready!
[Imogen, Gadd, Colpoys, and Avonia return to their places. Mrs. Mossop also sits again. Ablett stands by the door.]
Telfer.
[Producing a paper from his breast-pocket.] Ladies and gentlemen, I devoted some time this morning to the preparation of a list of toasts. I now 'old that list in my hand. The first toast——
[He pauses, to assume a pair of spectacles.]
Gadd.
[To Imogen.] He arranges the toast-list! he!