Rose.
[Weeping.] No, no, Mr. Telfer.
Mrs. Telfer.
[To Telfer, softly.] Let her be for a minute, James.
Telfer.
Mr. Gower.
[Arthur rises and is well received.]
Arthur.
Ladies and gentlemen, I—I would I were endowed with Mr. Telfer's flow of—of—of splendid eloquence. But I am no orator, no speaker, and therefore cannot tell you how highly—how deeply I appreciate the—the compliment——