Beatrice crosses at back to fireplace.
Sill. Very early, isn’t it? even for infants?
Hel. Judging from results, no! Look what a healthy child Hattie is. Few girls have so fresh a complexion.
Hat. Unless they get it at the Chemist’s. (Sillocks laughs.)
Beatrice goes up L. to fireplace; Hattie puts on Sillocks’ hat, goes up stage C. at back; places coat and hat on rack in hallway; Sillocks sits R. of table.
Dunn. (without R.) No! No! Everything is comparative; smoking is bad, but chewing is a precious sight worse; and have you reached the limit of comparative noxiousness then? No, sir; no! (Dunn enters with Corney R. D. Corney crosses to Beatrice L.) Hallo, Sillocks! Did you notice how Nitrates were at closing?
Sill. (coming down front in centre to Dunn) 92½, a point and a quarter rise. You’re not interested in that Electric Light Consolidation scheme, are you?
Dunn. (R. C.) No! There’s no money in it.—Well! That’s my opinion.
Sill. Aren’t you coming with us to the Theatre?
Dunn. I? Oh no!