Rip.

Stop! Take some more liquor. Why, de bottle is empty. Here! Alice! Alice! get some more schnapps for de burgomaster.

Derric.

No, not to-night. [Rising.] But, should you want any you will always find a bottle for you at your old friend Rory's; so, good-night.

Rip.

Stop, [Mr.][98] Burgomaster! I will go and get dat bottle now.—[Rising.]—Alice, Alice! [comma see hah!][99]

Enter Alice.

Rip.

Alice, give me mine hat. [Alice gives it.] Now, take care of de house till I comes back: if de old woman comes before I gets home, tell her I am gone out mit de burgomaster on [par—par—tick—partickler][100] business.[101] [Exit, with Derric.

Alice advances, and brings on Knickerbocker from the closet.