KATHARINE. Only the name…. I may have seen him, now and then.
(And then enters a smooth-shaven man, sprucely dressed, with the irreproachable manners of a well-trained servant. First, with a murmured apology, he bows to the lady; then, having respectfully waited till the silence becomes marked, says:)
MAN. Good evening, sir.
PARNELL (glancing again at the note). You are a valet?
MAN. Yes, sir.
PARNELL. Are you wanting a place?
MAN. No, sir. I have a place.
PARNELL. Well?
MAN. That gentleman, sir—my last employer, dismissed me without a character.
(His reference is to the note which Parnell still holds open in his hand.)