Dangle.
[Judicially.] It may be so—though he is my friend.
Sir Fretful Plagiary.
May be so! It is so! Zounds, Dangle, I take it very ill that you should have any doubt at all about the matter!
Dangle.
[Hedging.] The resemblances are certainly very marked—though he is my friend. But will you hear what the critics say about it?
[Turning nervously to pile of Press cuttings.
