Cox. Very well, sir! [Pause.]
Box. Take a bit of roll, sir?
Cox. Thank ye, sir. [Breaking a bit off. Pause.]
Box. Do you sing, sir?
Cox. I sometimes join in a chorus.
Box. Then give us a chorus. [Pause.] Have you seen the Bosjemans, sir?
Cox. No, sir—my wife wouldn’t let me.
Box. Your wife!
Cox. That is—my intended wife.
Box. Well, that’s the same thing! I congratulate you! [Shaking hands.]