Mrs Jennings. Pant! No! I mean that in a second-class it's impossible to keep one's self to one's self as one would wish.

Duke. Oh! You find it easier to be exclusive going third?

Mrs Jennings. Third! I wasn't going third; I was going first, but I arrived in such a hurry, that I got into the carriage without stopping to look.

Duke. That is exactly what happened to me, except that I meant to go third.

Mrs Jennings. Oh! What! Am I travelling alone with a third-class passenger!

Duke. You need not be alarmed, madam, I am the most harmless of men.

Mrs Jennings. I will say you don't look much to be afraid of.

Duke [mortified]. Oh, indeed! Thank you—thank you.

[Leans back with his eyes shut].

Mrs Jennings [aside, looking at him]. He does look an inoffensive creature certainly.