If Only etc.

by F. C. Philips; Sir Augustus Harris

(Exit L.)

HENRICH SCHERCL.

Mr. Tempenny, I am here to demand an exblanation, sir—an exblanation of your strange behaviour of yesterday. And there is something else, sir. I find you are not Mr. Tempenny at all, sir, you are an imposter.

REMBRANDT TEMPENNY (aside).

He did take me for Tempenny R.A., Addison was right! (Aloud.) An imposter, Mr. Schercl?

HENRICH SCHERCL.

Zertainly, sir. I took you for the Mr. Tempenny—it was to the Mr. Tempenny, I brobosed to give my commission. You 'ave cheated me, you fellow.

REMBRANDT TEMPENNY.

Now, now, take care! How was I to know you took me for somebody else? You came to me, and you made me an offer, and I accepted it. How could I tell you thought I was another—I may say an inferior—Tempenny? I say how could I know you were making a mistake?

HENRICH SCHERCL.