Dick. Miss Ruth Carlton.
Ned. Never heard of her.
Dick. Comes from the country.
Ned. Not an amateur!
Dick. Jackson, of Huddersfield, tells me she’s a wonder—a perfect genius for domestic drama.
Ned. How is it he didn’t keep her in Huddersfield? (goes up, L.)
Dick. She would come up to town. “Private affairs.” We all know what that means. Got a good-for-nothing husband somewhere, and wants to find him.
Ned. Is she in town now?
Dick. She’s taken lodgings in this very house.
Ned. That creature on the ground-floor?