"That is the woman's cleverness. Let her have the advertisement, rather than that her name should be connected with Miss Dulcimer's."
"Very well. Tell me something, please, about the Club."
"It is not organized yet. It is to consist of young and beautiful women, vowed to celibacy to remove the reproach of the term 'Old Maid.'"
"It is a noble idea!" said the Moon-man, enthusiastically. "Oh, what a humanitarian time we are having!"
"Lord Silverdale," said Herr Nickeldorf, who had been listening with all his ears, "I hafe to you give de hospitality of my balloon. Vill you, in return, take mein frau into de Old Maids' Club?"
"As a visitor? With pleasure, as she is a married woman."
"Nein, nein. I mean as an old maid. Ich habe sic nicht nöthig. I do not require her any longer."
"Ah, then, I am afraid we can't. You see she isn't an old maid!"
"But she haf been."
"Ah, yes, but we do not recognize past services."