No. I asked her that. Wheedles seems to have always lived a clean-shaven life.
TED MORRIS.
I wish we could get Ben Dixon to shave himself.
JACK MEDBURY.
Yes; that would be the thing
ADAM CHERRY.
Yes; but it's no good talking about that. He's hardly likely to do that to please us. No, this is a matter that we must go to work about cautiously. Now, you come with me, Jack, and we will talk it over with young Travers (moving with Jack towards door). You stop here, Ted. We'd better not be all together. It will look as if something was the matter and we must keep the thing quiet. (Cherry and Jack go off talking.)
TED MORRIS.
(Crosses, and sitting on the easy chair enjoying the paper.) By Jove! Old Ben at the Aquarium—drunk and——
(Ben Dixon is heard whistling "There is a happy land." Ted, hearing him, pushes paper under cushion. Crosses to fire whistling "Get your hair cut." Enter Ben Dixon.)