HOLD. Well, what say you to a stroll on the banks of the river, while supper is getting ready?
JULIA. Oh, delightful! this is the most romantic time, twilight.
FABLE. Yes, the very moment for a ghost story!
MRS. F. Come, Euclid—
FABLE. Well, then, come along, and I will tell you a most pleasant story about the ghost of a man who was drowned near this spot.
[Exeunt all but EUCLID, R.
EUCLID. Here I am alone at last. What an awful day I have had. Two murders and a row! I wonder where my unfortunate accomplice is?
Enter FANNY, L.
Ah, Fanny, heigho! How do you do, Fanny?
FANNY. Very ill, indeed, Mr. Facile; think of my nerves being in such a weak state, from you know what.