Miss Jay.

You, Mr. Falk, are hard at work, no doubt,

Here in these rural solitudes delightful,

Where at your own sweet will you roam about—

Mrs. Halm [smiling].

Oh, no, his laziness is something frightful.

Miss Jay.

What! here at Mrs. Halm’s! that’s most surprising—

Surely it’s just the place for poetising—

[Pointing to the right.