Mr. H. Go, for a couple of ungrateful, inquisitive, senseless rascals! Go; hang, starve, or drown!—Rogues, to speak thus irreverently of the alphabet—I shall live to see you glad to serve old Q—to curl the wig of great S—adjust the dot of little i—stand behind the chair of X, Y, Z—wear the livery of Etcætera—and ride behind the sulky of And-by-itself-and!
[Exit in a rage.
ACT II.
SCENE.—A handsome Apartment well lighted, Tea, Cards, &c.—A large party of Ladies and Gentlemen; among them MELESINDA.
1st Lady. I wonder when the charming man will be here.
2d Lady. He is a delightful creature. Such a polish—
3d Lady. Such an air in all that he does or says—
4th Lady. Yet gifted with a strong understanding—
5th Lady. But has your ladyship the remotest idea of what his true name is?