——hang it all, if this feller’s going to spend half his time under my roof, I might at least know what to call him when we bump in the passage——
John: Let me introduce you—Colin Mackenzie ... my father.
Mr. Freeman: Oh!... How d’you do? How d’you do? (He shakes hands.) Glad to make your acquaintance. I was just telling my boy here, I should like to—one likes to show a little decent hospitality.
Colin: Thank you.
Mr. Freeman: Sit down, won’t you, sit down.
Colin: Thank you.
[A little silence.
John: I believe you saw Colin’s play the other night ... didn’t you go to the Criterion?—“A Pair of Pyjamas”——
Mr. Freeman: Yes?
John: The author!