Mrs. O’Farrel.

(Lorgnetting upwards.) How very strange! And not a breath of wind!

Dean.

(Monocling upwards.) Merely a squirrel. I believe I caught sight of its tail.

Mrs. O’Farrel.

I hope the tree’s not rotten. I’m considerably heavier than a squirrel!

(She goes over to the Dean.)

Dean.

Oh, softly, please....