um bob, the prompter man,

Gave with his hand my chaise a shove,

And said, “Go on, my pretty love;

Speak to ’em, little Nan.

“You’ve only got to curtsey, whisp-

er, hold your chin up, laugh, and lisp,

And then you’re sure to take:

I’ve known the day when brats, not quite

Thirteen, got fifty pounds a night;

Then why not Nancy Lake?”