Pierre.
No, mamma will be asking for me. I have to be there for tea.
Julia (pettishly).
I have a headache. I want some black coffee!
Pierre.
Then make it yourself. The gardener is cleaning the orchid rooms in the hot-house, and he has no time for you now.
Julia.
He never has time for me!--And the meals that his wife cooks are simply abominable!--And the wine is always warm!--Do, for mercy's sake, steal the key to the icehouse!
Pierre.
But you know that I can't!--I always bring you all the ice that I can manage to take from the table. If I insist upon having the key, the housekeeper will tell mamma.