MIZ. Four bread and cheeses, and a pint of stout.—(Aside.) Egad, they sha’n’t ruin us.

BOLT. The very thing! I dote upon stout, and so does Mrs. Steele.

MISS B. La, my dear, I like nothing so plebeian; it’s taking away one’s character to say so.

MRS. S. And I faint at the smell of cheese.

MIZ. Waiter!

WAITER. Yes, sir.

MIZ. A decanter of water for the ladies, and butter instead of cheese.

BOLT. Exactly!—only a pint of stout.

MISS B. Stay! Have you nothing but bread and butter and cheese in the house?

BOLT. Have you got any onions?