(KIKI, without replying, smoothes his ruffled fur.)
TOBY-DOG
Proclaim your freedom I tell you! It's the custom. Whenever a door is opened one must run, jump, twist oneself into half circles and cry out.
KIKI-THE-DEMURE
One? Who's one, pray?
TOBY-DOG
We dogs.
KIKI-THE-DEMURE, (seated and very dignified)