PORTIA: That is my thought, and when you have finished just tap your neighbor and she will start with ‘B.’

MISTRESS PAGE: (Thoughtfully) Almond, ash, aspen, apple, that’s all. (taps Mistress Ford)

MISTRESS FORD: Balsam, bay, birch, box.

(much excitement among members, all trying to think, etc.) (Much original business)

NEXT: Cherry, chestnut, crabapple, cypress.

NEXT: Elm and elder.

NEXT: Fig, filbert and fir.

NEXT: Hazlenut and holly.

NEXT: Lemon, lime and linden.

NEXT: Oak, olive, orange.