(Enter Mrs. Ben Dixon and Jack.)
MRS. BEN DIXON.
(As they come on.) Well, drat the boy, you'll stop and have a cup of tea, and a bit of seed cake. You've got time for that?
JACK MEDBURY.
Well, I won't say no to that.
MRS. BEN DIXON.
Um—well, it's surprising that you don't. (To Primrose.) Ring the bell, dear, and let's have some tea up. Lord help the child, what's the matter with you?
PRIMROSE DEANE.
Nothing, Mrs. Ben Dixon.
(Cherry and Nelly enter.)