"Just keep your eyes off that Hartwig fellow, Cleveland. It looks just a little too obvious—"
"Maria, would you please get your big—"
"Say, did you ever hear such a racket—"
"Those are my slippers, you dope! Can't you recognize the difference between a canal boat and a—"
"God, I'm so nervous I could die—"
"But honey, you look absolutely ravishing! I wish I could look half as good—"
"Come on! Come on! They're calling us—"
Captain Johannson stepped to the front of the stage.
"Ladies," he said gravely, "before I tell you the judges' decision, I have a rather important announcement to make."
The audience murmured, and then became still.