[Who has been beating time.] Hear! hear!
Dangle.
“In the good old days, when Macready——”
Sir Fretful Plagiary.
Zounds, Mr. Dangle, don’t you think we might leave Macready out of the question? I notice that when the Daily Telegraph mentions Macready the reference never occupies less than a quarter of a column. You might omit that part, and take up the thread further on.
Dangle.
Very well. [Continuing.] “It is impossible not to be astonished that a writer of Mr. Puff’s talents should break away from the noble traditions of Shakspeare to follow in the footsteps of the Scandinavian——”
Mrs. Dangle.
Surely, Mr. Dangle, we’ve had that before.
Dangle.