Dick. Soon get ’em. Sparkle shall set his type-writer to work, and you must set your wits. I’ll give you a wholesale order.

Ned. I’m a slow worker; I’m afraid I couldn’t execute it.

Alma. Why not? What’s the difficulty?

Ned. I can’t think of a plot.

Alma. I’ll give you one.

Sir H. (coming down) You, Miss Blake! (Dick laughs)

Alma. (to Dick) What are you laughing at?

Dick. (sitting down at back, L.C.) Your plot. A nice old hash up it’ll be.

Alma. You haven’t heard it.

Dick. Don’t want to hear it. All been done before!