Kit. [At the foot of the stairs] All serene?

Sydney makes no answer. Kit prances up behind her with the bunch of mistletoe.

Kit. [Repeating his success] “The mistletoe hung in the old oak hall!”

Sydney. [Violently] Oh, for God’s sake, stop it!

Kit. [Quenched] What’s the row?

Sydney. You never know when to stop.

Kit. Well, you needn’t snap out at a person—

Sydney. [Impulsively] Sorry! Oh, sorry, old man! I’m jumpy to-day.

Kit. [Chaffing her] Nervy old thing!