When it was dark, a servant was sent upstairs to the Major to tell him that the cab stood at the door.
“All right!” bawled the Major from within.
An hour passed.
The maid was again sent upstairs to tell the Major that the cab was waiting.
“Let it wait,” cried the Major.
The cabman became unpleasant, and uttered obscene prose.
The two ladies of the house, in support of each other, now went up the stairs and knocked.
“Come in,” cried the Major gaily.
They went in.