"I said that."
"Be quiet! 'Oh, mercy, spare me——'"
"I said that."
"Be quiet! 'Oh, mercy, spare me an' let me return to my dear ole mother an' father an' the young gentleman wot I'm going to marry. His name is Sir Rufus Archibald Green.' That's wot you say."
"Well, you've said it, so I needn't say it all over again."
"'F you think I'm going to say all your stuff for you——" began William.
Elsabina, bored with the question, pointed an accusing finger at the Great Man.
"Look at him!" she said. "He's come in without paying any money."
Overcome by embarrassment, the Great Man hastily took out a case and handed a ten-shilling note to William. A half-crown would have won rapturous gratitude. A ten-shilling note was beyond their ken. The entire caste gathered round it.
"It's paper money," said Douglas, impressed.