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.