(Enter Séraphine up-stage right.)
Séraphine. M. l’Interprète!
Percy. (Pretending to have a sore throat) Sore throat—can’t talk.
Séraphine. Ah, then you cannot speak?
Percy. (Forgetting about his throat) Oh, you can speak English! Why didn’t you say so at first?
Séraphine. Now you can speak. Eh bien, parlez——
Percy. (Coughs) Not at all well. It’s a little better. Don’t mention it.
Séraphine. Ya-t-il un bureau de télégraphes près d’ici?
Percy. What’s the good of talking French when you can speak English so well? That’s no way to learn a language.
Séraphine. I cannot speak well the English.