The Oriental interior has gone, Pringle,—vanished into space!

Pringle.

Nonsense! How could solidly constructed halls like those vanish in a night?

Horace.

I don't pretend to know how—but they have, and that's enough for me!

[He returns to his drawing.

Pringle.

[Going back to fireplace.] And this client of yours—has he vanished, too?

Horace.