“Let us have something good for tea. You can go out and buy it. You can spend your share on that. And I’ll bring Von Marlo in, and we’ll have a chat, and perhaps we’ll go somewhere to-night. Why shouldn’t we?”
“Oh Charley, where?”
“Well, I was thinking of the pit of one of the theatres.”
This was such a daring, such an unheard-of suggestion that it really took my breath away.
“Do you think we might?”
“Why not? Von Marlo would love it. We four could go. We three big boys could take care of one dumpy girl, I’m sure. There’s a jolly thing on at the Adelphi. I love the Adelphi, for it’s all blood and thunder. Don’t you like it best of all, Alex?”
“Well, you see, I’ve never been to a theatre in the whole course of my life,” said Alex.
“Except once to the pantomime,” I said. “You remember that?”
“Who cares for the pantomime?” said Charley.
“Very well, we’ll go to the Adelphi,” I said. “But I hope it won’t be very frightening.”