Patrick (eagerly). What’s the row upstairs? Anybody kilt?
M. Katy’s been up to Miss Evelyn’s chamber an’ rigged up in her clothes, an’ she says she’s goin’ to give a grand party in the drawin’-room this avenin’, an’ invites all to be prisint.
James (rubbing his hands). Ah! Katy’s a jew’l.
Ann. Av course we’ll all accept the invitation.
M. She says if ye thought best, he might sind in to the next house an’ invite the frinds there.
B. Sure an’ we do think best. Pat., jist run over to Mr. Bradley’s an’ ask the cook an’ all the rest to come over here an’ pass the avenin’. We’re going to have a grand party here. Tell ’em to come right away.
P. I’ll bring ’em all in, in five minutes.
(Exit L., swinging his hat.)
M. An’ what d’ye think Miss Evelyn will say?
B. Arrah now, Miss Evelyn will niver know anything about it. We’ll be all through with the party before she comes home.