[Sir Webley and Neeks[6] laugh heartily.
Neeks: He'd ... He'd have to be a magician for that, wouldn't he?
Sir Webley: Ha, ha! Very good! He'd have to be a magician to do that, Trundleben.
Trundleben: Yes, indeed, Sir Webley; indeed he would, Mr. Neeks.
Sir Webley: But that stage direction is priceless. I'd really like to copy that down if you'd let me. What is it? "The sea with a ship"? It's the funniest bit of the lot.
Trundleben: Yes, that's it, Sir Webley. Wait a moment, I have it here. The—the whole thing is "the sea with a ship, afterwards an island." Very funny indeed.
Sir Webley: "Afterwards an island"! That's very good, too. "Afterwards an island." I'll put that down also. (He writes.) And what else, Trundleben? What else?
[Trundleben holds out his list again.
Trundleben: "The Tragedy of—of King Richard the—the Second."
Sir Webley: But was his life a tragedy? Was it a tragedy, Neeks?