Gaston. (To the Duke.) Fifteen francs, bottle to be returned when empty!
Verdelet. (Aside to Poirier.) Are you going to allow him to make fun of you like that?
Poirier. (Aside to Verdelet.) In matters of this sort, you must take your time. (They all go out.)
Curtain.[52]
Here it is not the quietude but the particularly apt, humorous illustration of Poirier’s character which gives climax. In The Amazons, too, what could better illustrate acceptance of the usual by all the group who have been fighting against it than the sedate and utterly commonplace exeunt?
Lady Castlejordan. Lord Tweenwayes—
(Tweenwayes comes with great dignity to Lady Castlejordan. The girls fall back.)
Lady Castlejordan. Lord Litterly—Lady Noeline. Monsieur de Grival—Lady Wilhelmina. Mr. Minchin—Lady Thomasin.
(The couples are formed, and all go out sedately.)[53]