Lucas. It's all right—don't make a fuss!
Dolly. [Furious.] Why aren't you on the way to Aldershot?
Lucas. I didn't like the look of the weather! I didn't like the look of it at all! So I got them to give me a shake-down at the Red Lion——
Dolly. [Indignantly.] Shake-down at the Red Lion!
Lucas. Yes, on their sofa! You needn't look so black! I asked you first, to let me have a shake-down here—on that sofa——
Dolly. But why have you come back here?
Lucas. Well, I must have dropped those cigars uncle Matt gave me. I put them carefully in my side pocket, and when I got down to the Red Lion, lo and behold, they weren't there!
Dolly. You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion——
Lucas. [Turns to Matt for sympathy.] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion! [To Dolly.] No, thank you! So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope——
Dolly. In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess! But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.