CHARLEY. You have to choose your housekeeper carefully.

PERCY. If you’re going to chaff—

CHARLEY. Don’t be an idiot. You’ve now got ninety, I suppose. You can manage on that.

PERCY. You really think so?

CHARLEY. I know from experience.

PERCY. You don’t ask who the lady is?

CHARLEY. Sybil is a pretty little girl.

PERCY. Well, I suppose you did guess a bit.

CHARLEY. Not me! Maggie and Lil did it between them.

PERCY. Did it?