Tourist. Where in the world are you? (He turns around.) Ah, there! What are you standing back of me for? Look, look! For goodness sake, where are you looking?
Girl (dismally). I don’t know, papa.
Tourist. No, that’s impossible. Imagine! She never once saw a lightning flash. She always keeps her eyes open as wide as onions, but the instant it flashes she closes them. So she never saw lightning, not once. Mary, you are missing it again. There it is! You see!
Student. She sees, papa.
Tourist. Keep an eye on her. (Suddenly dropping into tone of profound pity.) Ah, poor young man. Imagine! He’ll fall from that high rock. Look, children, see how pale he is! That should be a lesson to you how dangerous climbing is.
Student (dismally). He won’t fall to-day, papa!
Second Girl. Papa, Mary has closed her eyes again.
First Student. Let us sit down, papa! Upon my word, he won’t fall to-day. The porter told me so. I can’t stand it any more. You’ve been dragging us about every day from morning till night visiting art galleries.
Tourist. What’s that? For whose benefit am I doing this? Do you think I enjoy spending my time with a dunce?
Second Girl. Papa, Mary is blinking her eyes again.