MR. AMY. If you are implying anything against my memory, James.
MR. MORLAND (peering through his glasses). What do you say?
MR. AMY. I was saying that I have never used glasses in my life.
MR. MORLAND. If I wear glasses occasionally it certainly isn’t because there is anything defective in my eyesight. But the type used by newspapers nowadays is so vile——
MR. AMY. There I agree with you. Especially Bradshaw.
MR. MORLAND (not hearing him). I say the type used by newspapers of to-day is vile. Don’t you think so?
MR. AMY. I have just said so. (Pleasantly.) You are getting rather dull of hearing, James.
MR. MORLAND. I am? I like that, George! Why, I have constantly to shout to you nowadays.
MR. AMY. What annoys me is not that you are a little deaf, you can’t help that. But from the nature of your replies I often see that you are pretending to have heard what I said when you did not. That is rather vain, James.
MR. MORLAND. Vain! Now you brought this on yourself, George. I have got something here I might well be vain of, and I meant not to show it to you because it will make you squirm.