And when he saw the state o' things,

Then down the stairs he hurried,

And ran to tell the Doctor's wife,—

For Doctor B. was married.

So list to me, &c.

The Doctor seized his hat and cane,

And cried, 'Dear Mary, hook it!'

Then down he ran, and found a cab,

And in an instant took it—

'Drive for your life and fetch my wife,