Alice. I mean your husband, Mr. Bob Slightly.
Mrs. S. Alice, this is unkind of you. Robert never was intoxicated in his life. He says so himself.
Alice. Before long he may not be able to say that. Sister, you don’t hear what people say, as I do.
Mrs. S. (Distressed) Alice, what do they say?
Alice. Well, they say that since Mr. Bob Slightly’s old chum, Dick Plyer, has returned from the west, that both are taking a great deal more liquor than is good for them.
Mrs. S. But Robert is so kind and so good natured he can’t refuse, and his business requires it, you know.
Alice. I know it doesn’t. How does brother John get along in the same business, without constant treating?
Mrs. S. But Robert never was drunk in his life. He has often told me so. He never told me a lie yet.
Alice. But he forgets that he has a liking for it, and that his appetite will grow.